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How to get fromBarcelona Airport (BCN) to Baselby plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 8 ways to get from Barcelona Airport (BCN) to Basel by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Fly to Basel

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    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BCN - BSL
    2h 9m
    CHF 42–165

  2. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train 9737
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    11h 7m
    CHF 156–264

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona to Mulhousebus bus FlixBus N1720
    18h 9m
    CHF 90–154

  4. Drive 1,015.3 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona Airport (BCN) to Baselcar car 1,015.3 km
    9h 58m
    CHF 167–241

  5. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BCN - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    3h 17m
    CHF 81–253

  6. Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane plane BCN - SXB
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    3h 46m
    CHF 72–266

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Perpignan to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    12h 7m
    CHF 187–344

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    18h 11m
    CHF 146–369

Barcelona Airport (BCN) to Basel by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration11h 7mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 156Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 829.3 km
  • Duration: 2h 9m

What companies run services between Barcelona Airport (BCN), Spain and Basel, Switzerland?

Vueling Airlines, easyJet, and Lufthansa fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from El Prat Aeroport to Basel St. Johann via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Mulhouse Ville in around 11h 7m.

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