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How to get fromBruges to Baselby train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)

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There are 11 ways to get from Bruges to Basel by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain train Tgv
    6h 43m
    CHF 157–343

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    9h 24m
    CHF 46–91

  3. Drive  627.6 km

    1. Drive from Bruges to Baselcar car 627.6 km
    6h 31m
    CHF 106–152

  4. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BRU - BSL
    6h 49m
    CHF 110–279

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    7h 17m
    CHF 169–271

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bruges to Ghent Dampoortbus bus N84 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus bus
    10h 59m

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BRU - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 8m
    CHF 132–298

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane AMS - BSL
    6h 17m
    CHF 140–391

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane AMS - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 45m
    CHF 182–430

  10. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane plane CDG - BSL
    6h 34m
    CHF 169–475

  11. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane BRU - GVA
    3. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain train
    4. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    8h 46m
    CHF 141–344

Bruges to Basel by train

Calendar83Weekly Trains
Duration6h 43mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 157Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 926.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 43m

What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Bruges to Basel Sbb via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 6h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bruges to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse via Ghent Dampoort and Gent in around 10h 59m.

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