There are 5 ways to get from Austin to Basel by plane or train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Basel (BSL)plane AUS - BSL
15h 33mCHF 444–855Fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane AUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
15h 53mCHF 408–1,211Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 38mCHF 422–691Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane AUS - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
18h 38mCHF 444–973Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane AUS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
18h 37mCHF 435–971
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 430 - SFr 1000 and takes 18h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Basel is to fly which takes 15h 33m and costs SFr 440 - SFr 900.
The distance between Austin and Basel is 8622 km.
It takes approximately 15h 33m to get from Austin to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h ahead of Austin. It is currently 6:07 AM in Austin and 1:07 PM in Basel.
There are 546+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Basel (BSL) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,400
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Frankfurt via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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