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There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Algarve by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Faro Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane plane ZRH - FAO
    10h 12m
    €149–354

  2. Fly Basel to Faro Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane plane BSL - FAO
    8h 58m
    €80–245

  3. Train, bus via Madrid

    1. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    3. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Jerez De La Fronteratrain train Alv
    4. Take the bus from Jerez de la Frontera to Tavirabus bus
    5. Take the train from Tavira to Tunestrain train Re / ...
    26h 52m
    €375–580

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train Ic6 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bern to Lisbonbus bus
    3. Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain train Ic
    36h 37m
    €267–410

  5. Drive  2,058.3 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Algarvecar car 2,058.3 km
    21h 59m
    €432–624

  6. Fly Basel to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane plane BSL - LIS
    2. Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain train
    9h 4m
    €121–347

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane plane ZRH - LIS
    3. Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain train
    10h 28m
    €145–396

  8. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Faro Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane plane GVA - FAO
    11h 50m
    €144–352

  9. Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Faro Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain train
    2. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane plane FKB - FAO
    11h 12m
    €90–346

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de São Bartolomeu de Messinesbus bus
    40h 47m
    €114–349

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Faro Airport (FAO) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration4h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€62Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,931.9 km
  • Duration: 10h 12m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Algarve, Portugal?

easyJet flies from Basel (BSL) to Faro Airport (FAO) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Alte via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios, and Terminal Rodoviário de São Bartolomeu de Messines in around 40h 47m.

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