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How to get fromBasel to Ponferradaby plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, towncar, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Ponferrada by plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, towncar, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Fly Basel to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane plane BSL - SCQ
    2. Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Ponferradatrain train
    10h 2m
    €119–411

  2. Fly Basel to Asturias Airport, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane plane BSL - OVD
    2. Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus bus
    3. Take the train from Oviedo to Leontrain train
    4. Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain train
    12h 31m
    €112–357

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    3. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    4. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ponferradatrain train Ic
    19h 4m
    €264–497

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Leónbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Leon to Ponferradabus bus
    25h 54m
    €178–320

  5. Drive  1,537.5 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Ponferradacar car 1,537.5 km
    15h 40m
    €278–401

  6. Fly Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane plane BSL - OPO
    2. Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourensetowncar towncar
    3. Take the train from Ourense to Ponferradatrain train
    12h 6m
    €332–552

  7. Fly Basel to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BSL - MAD
    2. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ponferradatrain train
    10h 21m
    €124–321

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane plane ZRH - OPO
    3. Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourensetowncar towncar
    4. Take the train from Ourense to Ponferradatrain train
    13h 10m
    €355–498

  9. Train

    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 Chamartín to Ponferradatrain train Ic
    19h 39m
    €329–497

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Lyonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Leónbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Leon to Ponferradabus bus
    27h 14m
    €129–217

Basel to Ponferrada by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration19h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€264Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,615.3 km
  • Duration: 10h 2m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ponferrada, Spain?

You can take a train from Basel SBB to Ponferrada via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 19h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Ponferrada via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Leon in around 27h 14m.

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