There are 7 ways to get from Tarragona to Basel by train, plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 49–191Train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
12h 3mCHF 149–242Bus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Barcelona - Gran Via de les Corts, 618bus e2 / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Mulhousebus FlixBus N1135 / ...
17h 55mCHF 106–163Drive 1,089.1 km
- Drive from Tarragona to Baselcar 1,089.1 km
10h 34mCHF 182–263Train, 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 86–245Train, 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 34mCHF 64–310Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - Airport Prat T1 to Zürichbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
22h 33mCHF 119–208
Tarragona to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tarragona to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 45 - SFr 200 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 45 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarragona to Basel. However, there are services departing from Tarragona and arriving at Mulhouse via Gran Via - Balmes and Barcelona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Tarragona to Basel. However, there are services departing from Tarragona and arriving at Basel St. Johann via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
The distance between Tarragona and Basel is 927 km. The road distance is 1089.1 km.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Basel without a car is to train which takes 12h 3m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 250.
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 Viajeros, depart from Tarragona station.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Basel is to train which takes 12h 3m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 170 and takes 17h 55m.
What companies run services between Tarragona, Spain and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Tarragona to Basel St. Johann via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Mulhouse Ville in around 12h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarragona to St Louis via Gran Via - Balmes, Estació del Nord - Final de trajecte, Barcelona, Mulhouse, and Mulhouse Ville in around 17h 55m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–650
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–650
- 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
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Tarragona to Barcelona - Gran Via de les Corts, 618
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–22
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Tarragona to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–18
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarragona to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - Airport Prat T1 to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Tarragona to Basel bus services, operated by Empresa Plana, arrive at Barcelona - Gran Via de les Corts, 618 station.
Tarragona to Basel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarragona to Basel is 1089 km. It takes approximately 10h 34m to drive from Tarragona to Basel.
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