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How to get fromBasel to Kaunasby plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Kaunas by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Basel to Vilnius Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane BSL - VNO
    2. Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain train
    8h 39m
    $113–358

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Pasewalk Bahnhoftrain train 15
    3. Take the train from Pasewalk Bahnhof to Szczecin Glownytrain train Re4
    4. Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockavatrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Mockava to Kaunastrain train 36 / ...
    24h 38m
    $358–1,321

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnbergbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus bus N1230
    29h 39m
    $178–263

  4. Drive 1,745.6 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Kaunascar car 1,745.6 km
    15h 29m
    $352–509

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vilnius Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane ZRH - VNO
    3. Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain train
    8h 33m
    $168–437

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Riga International Airport, car

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane ZRH - RIX
    3. Drive from Riga Airport to Kaunas Airportcar car
    10h 51m
    $195–956

  7. Fly Basel to Kaunas

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kaunas (KUN)plane plane BSL - KUN
    7h 35m
    $125–256

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kaunas

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kaunas (KUN)plane plane ZRH - KUN
    9h 33m
    $190–485

  9. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Kaunas

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Kaunas (KUN)plane plane BGY - KUN
    11h 25m
    $129–774

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Kaunasbus bus
    29h 41m
    $170–390

  11. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lüneburg to Kaunascar car
    23h
    $292–413

Basel to Kaunas by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration24h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket$358Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,572.6 km
  • Duration: 8h 39m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kaunas, Lithuania?

You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Kaunas via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Pasewalk Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, and Mockava in around 24h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kaunas, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 29h 39m.

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