There are 8 ways to get from Barcelona (Station) to Basel by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Basel (BSL)plane BCN - BSL
4h 38mCHF 49–180Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain 9737
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
10h 9mCHF 157–256Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Mulhousebus FlixBus N1720
16h 56mCHF 87–141Drive 1,002.9 km
- Drive from Barcelona (Station) to Baselcar 1,002.9 km
9h 50mCHF 164–237Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BCN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 47mCHF 84–272Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane BCN - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
6h 16mCHF 79–274Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
11h 10mCHF 196–335Bus via Espale
- Take the bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to MULHOUSE, Autoport Ile de Napoleon, Parking Hotel Arcotelbus
18h 43mCHF 97–202
Barcelona (Station) to Basel by bus, foot, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona (Station) to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 45 - SFr 180 and takes 4h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona (Station) to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 38m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct bus from Barcelona (Station) to Basel. However, there are services departing from Barcelona and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Mulhouse and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona (Station) to Basel. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Basel St. Johann via Lyon Part Dieu and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
The distance between Barcelona (Station) and Basel is 845 km. The road distance is 1002.9 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona (Station) to Basel without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 10h 9m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 260.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Barcelona (Station) to Basel, including transfers.
Barcelona (Station) to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
Barcelona (Station) to Basel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Barcelona (Station) to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 38m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can train via Lyon, which costs SFr 150 - SFr 260 and takes 10h 9m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 150 and takes 16h 56m.
What companies run services between Barcelona (Station), Catalonia, 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 vehicle from Barcelona (Station) to Basel St. Johann via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Mulhouse Ville in around 10h 9m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to MULHOUSE, Autoport Ile de Napoleon, Parking Hotel Arcotel
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–190
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Barcelona (Station) to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Mulhouse station.
Barcelona (Station) to Basel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelona (Station) to Basel is 1003 km. It takes approximately 9h 50m to drive from Barcelona (Station) to Basel.
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