There are 9 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 11mCHF 151–299Train, bus
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain R15 / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
16h 43mCHF 130–356Drive 1,068.1 km
- Drive from Tarragona to Baselcar 1,068.1 km
11h 5mCHF 169–244Train, 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 74–269Train, 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 63–253Train, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BCN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
9h 34mCHF 106–379Train
- 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 190–349Bus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Mulhousebus FlixBus N1720
18h 18mCHF 75–138
Tarragona to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarragona to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 140 and takes 18h 18m.
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 station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Tarragona - Bus Station and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Barcelona, Mulhouse and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 18m.
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 11m.
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 11m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 300.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Tarragona to Basel, including transfers.
Tarragona to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Tarragona - Bus 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 11m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 140 and takes 18h 18m.
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 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Basel, Brausebad via Barcelona - North Bus Station, Barcelona, Mulhouse, Basel Euroairport FR, and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft in around 18h 18m.
- 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, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–140
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, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–95
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–140
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, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–95
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- 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
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/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 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- 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 70–120
- 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 160–260
- 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 17–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- 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 19–50
- 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 Barcelona - North Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Tarragona to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Barcelona - North Bus 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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