There are 10 ways to get from Brussels-North Station to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
best- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 43
5h 54mCHF 103–219Bus via Brussels - Midi Train Station
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus BlaBlaCar Bus
8h 41mCHF 42–67Drive 532.2 km
- Drive from Brussels-North Station to Baselcar 532.2 km
5h 30mCHF 102–147Fly Brussels Airport to Basel
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Basel (BSL)plane BRU - BSL
5h 30mCHF 95–267Train
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain Trn
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
6h 50mCHF 145–231Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus 299 / ...
9h 30mCHF 45–70Bus #2
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
9h 37mFly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 3mCHF 111–266Train to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LUX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 9mCHF 163–441Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
6h 6mCHF 174–395
Brussels-North Station to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brussels-North Station to Basel is to bus via Brussels - Midi Train Station which costs SFr 40 - SFr 70 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels-North Station to Basel is to fly and train which takes 5h 3m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Brussels-North train station station and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels-North Station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Brussels-Nord and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 54m.
The distance between Brussels-North Station and Basel is 705 km. The road distance is 532.2 km.
The best way to get from Brussels-North Station to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 5h 54m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Brussels-North Station to Basel, including transfers.
Brussels-North Station to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Brussels - Midi Train Station.
Brussels-North Station to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brussels-Nord station.
The best way to get from Brussels-North Station to Basel is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 5h 54m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels - Midi Train Station, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 70 and takes 8h 41m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 270 and takes 5h 30m.
What companies run services between Brussels-North Station, Belgium and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Brussels-Nord to Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt in around 5h 54m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 40–65 and the journey takes 7h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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Booking & Getting There
Brussels-North Station to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) station.
Brussels-North Station to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels-North Station to Basel is 532 km. It takes approximately 5h 30m to drive from Brussels-North Station to Basel.
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