There are 8 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 56mCHF 41–183Train via Lyon
- 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 141–289Train, bus
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain R15 / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
17h 58mCHF 141–381Drive 1,068.1 km
- Drive from Tarragona to Baselcar 1,068.1 km
11h 5mCHF 172–248Train, 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 5mCHF 74–274Train, 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 57–252Train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain R15 / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
13h 16mCHF 178–339Bus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Barcelona - Avgd. Diagonal 596bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Mulhousebus FlixBus N1720
19h 37mCHF 86–142
Tarragona to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarragona to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 40 - SFr 190 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Tarragona to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 190.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarragona to Basel. However, there are services departing from Tarragona and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Travessera de Gràcia - Calvet, Barcelona, Mulhouse and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 37m.
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 928 km. The road distance is 1068.1 km.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Basel without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 12h 10m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 290.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Tarragona to Basel, including transfers.
Tarragona to Basel bus services, operated by Empresa Plana, 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 via Lyon which takes 12h 10m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 150 and takes 19h 37m.
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, Brausebad via Barcelona - Avgd. Diagonal 596, Travessera de Gràcia - Calvet, Sants Estació - Pl Joan Peiró - Final de trajecte, Barcelona, Mulhouse, Basel Euroairport FR, and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft in around 19h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, 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 7–18
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–25
- 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 65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- 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 65–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–250
- 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 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- 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 18–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Tarragona to Barcelona - Avgd. Diagonal 596
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–22
- Website
- https://empresaplana.cat/en
- Book at
- https://www.busplana.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Tarragona to Basel bus services, operated by Empresa Plana, arrive at Barcelona - Avgd. Diagonal 596 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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