There are 9 ways to get from Galway to Basel by bus, plane, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL)plane SNN - BSL
8h 53mCHF 98–284Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Basel (BSL)plane NOC - BSL
8h 14mCHF 73–255Train, ferry
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
30h 43mCHF 271–909Bus
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus
3d 9hBus to Shannon Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SNN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 46mCHF 122–471Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
7h 58mCHF 89–235Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)plane ORK - BSL
10h 4mCHF 96–349Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 17mCHF 113–312Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Baselcar
35h 13mCHF 530–768
Galway to Basel by train, tram, foot, ferry, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 85 - SFr 240 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 58m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Galway to Basel. However, there are services departing from Galway Coach Stn and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 9h.
The distance between Galway and Basel is 1396 km.
The best way to get from Galway to Basel without a car is to train and ferry which takes 30h 43m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 950.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Galway to Basel, including transfers.
Galway to Basel bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Galway Coach Stn station.
Galway to Basel bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Galway. It is currently 2:58 AM in Galway and 3:58 AM in Basel.
There are 1339+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Galway Coach Stn to Basel, Bahnhof via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 3d 9h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Basel via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–380
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–380
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 17–24
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 17–24
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 17–24
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- 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 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–190
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–150
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–50
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–550
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 423
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