There are 9 ways to get from Tongeren to Basel by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
6h 54mCHF 63–322Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourgtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Metz Central Bus Station to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strassebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
12h 48mCHF 27–123Bus
- Take the bus from Maastricht to Basel Euroairport FRbus FlixBus N831
9h 43mCHF 41–62Drive 488.8 km
- Drive from Tongeren to Baselcar 488.8 km
5h 4mCHF 76–110Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Hasselt to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 35mCHF 106–243Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
7h 15mCHF 85–307Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
5h 50mCHF 162–361Train to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LUX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 41mCHF 114–294Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 9mCHF 108–320
Tongeren to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tongeren to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 26 - SFr 130 and takes 12h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Tongeren to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 4m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct bus from Tongeren station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Tongeren Station and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Maastricht and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Tongeren to Basel. However, there are services departing from Tongres and arriving at Basel SBB via Liege-Guillemins and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 54m.
The distance between Tongeren and Basel is 638 km. The road distance is 488.8 km.
The best way to get from Tongeren to Basel without a car is to train which takes 6h 54m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 330.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Tongeren to Basel, including transfers.
Tongeren to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Maastricht station.
Tongeren to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Liege-Guillemins station.
The best way to get from Tongeren to Basel is to train which takes 6h 54m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 65 and takes 9h 43m.
What companies run services between Tongeren, Belgium and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Tongres to Basel SBB via Liege-Guillemins and Köln Hbf in around 6h 54m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Maastricht to Basel Euroairport FR twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 35–55 and the journey takes 7h 41m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–100
- 1st Class
- CHF 140–240
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Hasselt to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–95
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 13–19
- 1st Class
- CHF 20–30
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Maastricht to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Metz Central Bus Station to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Tongeren to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel Euroairport FR station.
Tongeren to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Koeln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tongeren to Basel is 489 km. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Tongeren to Basel.
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