There are 6 ways to get from Vilnius to Basel by plane, train, 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.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Basel (BSL)plane VNO - BSL
6h 44mCHF 63–271Train
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Białystoktrain
- Take the train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurttrain 15 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
23h 18mCHF 135–391Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Karlsruhebus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
29h 16mCHF 69–210Drive 1,798.5 km
- Drive from Vilnius to Baselcar 1,798.5 km
17h 15mCHF 282–407Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VNO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 14mCHF 94–262Bus, train via Munich
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Kauno autobusų stotisbus
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
32h 13mCHF 93–178
Vilnius to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vilnius to Basel is to bus and train via Munich which costs SFr 90 - SFr 180 and takes 32h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Vilnius to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 14m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct train from Vilnius to Basel. However, there are services departing from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Bialystok, Warszawa Centralna, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 18m.
The distance between Vilnius and Basel is 1468 km. The road distance is 1798.5 km.
The best way to get from Vilnius to Basel without a car is to train which takes 23h 18m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 400.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Vilnius to Basel, including transfers.
Vilnius to Basel train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis station.
The best way to get from Vilnius to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 130 - SFr 400 and takes 23h 18m.
Basel is 1h behind Vilnius. It is currently 6:40 PM in Vilnius and 5:40 PM in Basel.
Vilnius to Basel train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Białystok station.
What companies run services between Vilnius, Lithuania and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and seven other airlines fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Basel Bad Bf via Bialystok, Warszawa Centralna, Berlin Gesundbrunnen, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Frankfurt in around 23h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Białystok
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 33–34
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–110
- 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
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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
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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- (+370 37) 34 24 40
- info@kautra.lt
- Website
- kautra.lt
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Kauno autobusų stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Website
- https://www.kautra.lt/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.autobusubilietai.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Kauno autobusų stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Kauno autobusų stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–19
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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