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Compare coach, train and flight for Basel to Antwerp
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Basel to Antwerp among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £27. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 5h 35m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £27, and a train costs an average of £74.
Distance: 467 km
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£45 Average Price Cheapest | £159 Average Price |
10h 5m Average total duration 9h 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 5m Average total duration Fastest 5h 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.5 - 1.2kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Antwerp
How to get to Antwerp from Basel by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Antwerp is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus4:5016h25Basel, Bahnhof21:15Antwerp, Van Ertbornstraat (Rooseveltplaats)£491One-way1 change
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FlixBus · FlixBus4:5016h25Basel, Bahnhof21:15Antwerp, Van Ertbornstraat (Rooseveltplaats)£491One-way1 change
Fastest
KL1942 · KL17036:303h10EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg9:40Brussels Airport£3361One-way1 change
Other options
ICE 108 · ICE 14 · IC 451611:166h50Basel SBB18:06Antwerp-Central£1541One-way2 changes
ICE 204 · ICE 316 · IC 45105:166h50Basel SBB12:06Antwerp-Central£1921One-way2 changes
ICE 200 · ICE 314 · IC 45149:166h50Basel SBB16:06Antwerp-Central£2051One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus3:0516h15Basel, Bahnhof19:20Antwerp, P+R Luchtbal (Entrance of the parking garage)£501One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus19:0513h00Basel, Bahnhof8:05Antwerpen, Borsbeeksebrug (Berchem)£511One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus4:5015h35Basel, Bahnhof20:25Antwerpen, Borsbeeksebrug (Berchem)£511One-way1 change
AF1193 · AF140610:355h25EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg16:00Dusseldorf Airport£2041One-way1 change
AF1193 · AF100610:358h05EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg18:40Dusseldorf Airport£2041One-way1 change
KL1946 · KL180314:253h15EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg17:40Dusseldorf Airport£2191One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Antwerp:
A coach is £114 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Antwerp costing on average £159.
A coach is £134 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Basel to Antwerp costing on average £180.
Other travel options to Antwerp take longer:
Flight takes on average 7h 9m.
Coach takes on average 9h 35m.
- Around 24 flights per day.
- Around 8 coaches per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Antwerp as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Antwerp-Central.
- Coaches mostly depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arrive in Antwerp, Van Ertbornstraat (Rooseveltplaats).
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe to go to Antwerp by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar, SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV Lyria, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Antwerp by train.
- 2 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus.
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