There are 9 ways to get from Tongeren to Basel by car, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, or train
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Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
best- Drive from Tongeren to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
4h 5mCHF 102–283Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Maastricht to Basel Euroairport FRbus FlixBus N831
9h 43mCHF 36–62Train
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
6h 53mCHF 98–321Drive 488.8 km
- Drive from Tongeren to Baselcar 488.8 km
5h 4mCHF 77–111Train 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 121–260Train 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 49mCHF 165–323Train 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 40mCHF 125–323Train 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 14mCHF 158–259Train, bus
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourgtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Baselbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 13mCHF 42–60
Tongeren to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tongeren to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 65 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Tongeren to Basel is to drive and fly which takes 4h 5m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 290.
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 53m.
The distance between Tongeren and Basel is 779 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 53m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 330.
It takes approximately 4h 5m 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 53m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 35 - 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 53m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Maastricht to Basel Euroairport FR twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 30–55 and the journey takes 7h 41m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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 95–130
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–470
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
- 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 Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–470
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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 90–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–320
- 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 29–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–80
- 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 48–53
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 35–50
- Comfort
- CHF 35–55
- Premium
- CHF 55–75
- 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 39m
- 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 14–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 14–16
- 1st Class
- CHF 19–22
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 20–29
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- 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 30–60
- 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 30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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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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