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Basel ▸ Brussels

Brussels ▸ Basel ⇄
4.2 a dayfastest 7h35☾ 4 overnight busesSleeper busBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇧🇪 Belgium

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BaselFreiburgStrasbourgSaarbrückenLuxembourgBrussels· 435 km as the crow flies
  • 00:25 → 08:40
    FlixBus N836 ☾ Overnight
    Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Brussels-North train station · via Nancy, Luxembourg
    8h152 stops
    Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:25 → 07:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 00:30 → 08:30
    FlixBus N506 ☾ Overnight
    Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Brussels-North train station · via Strasbourg, Saarbrücken, Luxembourg
    8h003 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:30 → 07:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 01:05 → 08:40
    BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
    Basel → Brussels - Midi Train Station · via Metz, Luxembourg
    7h352 stops
    Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:05 → 07:40)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
  • 03:35 → 11:35
    FlixBus N846
    Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Brussels-North train station · via Strasbourg, Saarbrücken
    8h002 stops
    Runs: Mon, Tue, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:35 → 10:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 10:40 → 20:35
    FlixBus 299
    Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Brussels-North train station · via Freiburg, Strasbourg, Saarbrücken, Luxembourg
    9h554 stops
    Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 21:00 → 04:55+1
    BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
    Basel → Brussels - Midi Train Station · via Saint-Louis, Colmar, Strasbourg, Luxembourg
    7h554 stops
    Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:00 → 03:55+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
☾ Sleeper bus on this route · not in open dataTwiliner: sleeper bus with lie-flat seats

Twiliner runs a night bus on its Zurich to Amsterdam line, which calls at Basel and Brussels. It publishes no open timetable, so we show no times: check times, and which stops it sells between, on its own site.

Times and tickets on Twiliner ↗ · About Twiliner · checked 18 Oct 2026

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Basel to Brussels?

Yes. 4.2 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Basel to Brussels?

The fastest takes 7h35; the slowest 9h55, for 435 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:25 and the latest at 21:00, local time in Basel. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Basel to Brussels?

Yes: 4 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 00:25 arriving 08:40.

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