There are 7 ways to get from Tarragona to Basel by train, plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, or car
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Train, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Basel (BSL)plane BCN - BSL
5h 53mCHF 45–158Train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain R15 / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
12h 10mCHF 97–228Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Biel/Biennetrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Biel/Bienne to Basel SBBtrain
17h 47mCHF 102–245Drive 1,068.1 km
- Drive from Tarragona to Baselcar 1,068.1 km
11h 5mCHF 171–246Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BCN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 12mCHF 65–212Train, fly to Strasbourg International Airport
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane BCN - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
7h 58mCHF 78–215Bus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N872
18h 35mCHF 80–110
Tarragona to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarragona to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 45 - SFr 160 and takes 5h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Tarragona to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 53m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 160.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarragona to Basel. However, there are services departing from Tarragona and arriving at Basel SBB via Barcelona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Tarragona to Basel. However, there are services departing from Tarragona and arriving at Basel Sbb via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 10m.
The distance between Tarragona and Basel is 927 km. The road distance is 1068.1 km.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Basel without a car is to train which takes 12h 10m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 230.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Tarragona to Basel, including transfers.
Tarragona to Basel bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Tarragona station.
Tarragona to Basel train services, operated by Renfe Cercanias, depart from Tarragona station.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Basel is to train which takes 12h 10m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 110 and takes 18h 35m.
What companies run services between Tarragona, Spain and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Tarragona to Basel Sbb via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Mulhouse Ville in around 12h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarragona to Basel SBB via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Barcelona in around 18h 35m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Biel/Bienne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarragona to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Tarragona to Basel bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Tarragona to Basel train services, operated by Renfe Cercanias, arrive at Barcelona Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarragona to Basel is 1068 km. It takes approximately 11h 5m to drive from Tarragona to Basel.
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