There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Lofoten (Island) by plane, bus, train, night train, car, ferry, or car train
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Fly Basel to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane BSL - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Jordnes kryssbus
10h 30mkr 1,615–4,505Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vaeroy
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vaeroy (VRY)plane ZRH - VRY
12h 11mkr 1,190–3,157Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Ctrain 083 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Vestpollen sørbus 300
46h 37mkr 5,000–6,618Drive 3,441.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Lofoten (Island)car 3,441.3 km
36h 38mkr 8,874–12,818Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane ZRH - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Jordnes kryssbus
10h 28mkr 1,720–5,417Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane ZRH - SVJ
11h 6mkr 2,540–5,357Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Leknes
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leknes (LKN)plane ZRH - LKN
9h 16mkr 4,040–6,557Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane ZRH - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
14h 34mNight train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg-Altona to Lund Centralstationnighttrain En
- Take the nighttrain from Lund Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Vestpollen sørbus 300
2d 2hCar train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Svolværcar
41h 43mkr 7,525–11,337
Basel to Lofoten (Island) by train, night train, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lofoten (Island) is to train and fly which costs kr 1100 - kr 3200 and takes 12h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lofoten (Island) is to train and fly which takes 9h 16m and costs kr 4000 - kr 7000.
The distance between Basel and Lofoten (Island) is 2539 km. The road distance is 3441.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lofoten (Island) without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 46h 37m and costs kr 5000 - kr 7000.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Basel to Lofoten (Island), including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Lofoten (Island) is 3441 km. It takes approximately 36h 38m to drive from Basel to Lofoten (Island).
There are 327+ hotels available in Lofoten (Island).
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lofoten (Island), Norway?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Lofoten (Island). However, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), walk to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn, then take the bus to Jordnes kryss. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Vestpollen sør via Hamburg Hbf, Malmö C, Malmö Centralstation, Narvik stasjon, and Bromsgård in around 46h 37m.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Oslo, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Munich, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Stockholm, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Copenhagen, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–4,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leknes via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leknes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leknes via Frankfurt, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leknes via Munich, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bodø Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bodø Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bodø Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bodø Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,200
- Website
- lufttransport.no
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vaeroy via Munich, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vaeroy via Tromso, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vaeroy via Copenhagen, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,800
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,600
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö C
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,553
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Lund Centralstation to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,532
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 300–470
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 300–470
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 300–470
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 300–470
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 300–470
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,400
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 1,100–1,400
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 800–950
- Seating Carriage
- kr 500–650
- Phone
- +49 (0) 911 / 240 388 – 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
Night train from Hamburg-Altona to Lund Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Jordnes kryss
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–260
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Bromsgård to Vestpollen sør
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 260–360
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Jordnes kryss
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–260
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Bromsgård to Vestpollen sør
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 260–360
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
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