There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Tunis by train, plane, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tunis (TUN)plane ZRH - TUN
7h 26m$186–440Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Tunis (TUN)plane MXP - TUN
9h 21m$103–413Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principetrain Ec
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Tuniscarferry
33h 59m$289–449Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Basel to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tuniscarferry
- Take the bus from Port La Goulette to Rabattement 10 Décembrebus 47
37h 55mFly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tunis (TUN)plane BSL - TUN
4h 43m$114–455Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Tunis (TUN)plane SXB - TUN
5h 55m$116–288Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tunis (TUN)plane GVA - TUN
7h 39m$171–423Train, car ferry via Arth
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Chiassotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principetrain Ec
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Tuniscarferry
34h 20m$210–453Bus, car ferry via Genoa
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Genoabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Tuniscarferry
- Take the bus from Port La Goulette to Rabattement 10 Décembrebus 47
35h 37m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tunis (TUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Tunis is to train and fly which costs $110 - $290 and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Tunis is to fly which takes 4h 43m and costs $110 - $460.
The distance between Basel and Tunis is 1296 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Tunis without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 33h 59m and costs $280 - $450.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Basel to Tunis, including transfers.
There are 1328+ hotels available in Tunis.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Tunis, Tunisia?
Nouvel Air Tunisie flies from Basel (BSL) to Tunis (TUN) twice a week.
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tunis via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tunis via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tunis via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tunis via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–150
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tunis via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Basel to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tunis via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tunis via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tunis via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–160
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Arth-Goldau to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Arth-Goldau to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Basel to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $260–360
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +216 80 100 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtu.tn
Bus from Port La Goulette to Rabattement 10 Décembre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- transtu.tn
Bus from Port La Goulette to Rabattement 10 Décembre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- transtu.tn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- + 33 (1) 86 65 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- ctn.com.tn
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Schedules at
- ctn.com.tn
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