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Brussels ▸ Basel

Basel ▸ Brussels ⇄
4.2 a dayfastest 7h30☾ 4 overnight busesSleeper busBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇧🇪 Belgium → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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BrusselsLuxembourgSaarbrückenStrasbourgFreiburgBasel· 435 km as the crow flies
  • 08:00 → 17:25
    FlixBus 299
    Brussels-North train station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Luxembourg, Saarbrücken, Strasbourg, Freiburg
    9h254 stops
    Runs: Thu to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 18:00 → 02:00+1
    FlixBus N836
    Brussels-North train station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Luxembourg, Nancy
    8h002 stops
    Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 20:30 → 04:25+1
    FlixBus N506 ☾ Overnight
    Brussels-North train station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Luxembourg, Saarbrücken, Strasbourg
    7h553 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:30 → 03:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 20:40 → 04:10+1
    BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
    Brussels - Midi Train Station → Basel · via Luxembourg, Metz
    7h302 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:40 → 03:10+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
  • 22:00 → 05:50+1
    FlixBus N846 ☾ Overnight
    Brussels-North train station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Saarbrücken, Strasbourg
    7h502 stops
    Runs: Thu to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 04:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 23:35 → 07:35+1
    BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
    Brussels - Midi Train Station → Basel · via Luxembourg, Strasbourg, Colmar, Saint-Louis
    8h004 stops
    Runs: Thu to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:35 → 06:35+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 Brussels and Basel. 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 Brussels to Basel?

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 Brussels to Basel?

The fastest takes 7h30; the slowest 9h25, for 435 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:00 and the latest at 23:35, local time in Brussels. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Brussels to Basel?

Yes: 4 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 20:30 arriving 04:25 the next morning.

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