There are 9 ways to get from Austria to Basel by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Vienna International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
4h 12mCHF 78–249Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna Erdberg to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N191
13h 42mCHF 47–87Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
10h 21mCHF 126–237Drive 748.2 km
- Drive from Vienna to Baselcar 748.2 km
8h 17mCHF 118–171Fly Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 21mCHF 117–300Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
4h 24mCHF 133–355Fly Graz Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 35mCHF 146–471Fly Vienna International Airport to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane VIE - ACH
- Take the train from Rorschach to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 6mCHF 314–640Train via Munich
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train 968 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 60
11h 11mCHF 162–352
Austria to Basel by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austria to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 90 and takes 13h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Austria to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 12m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct train from Austria to Basel. However, there are services departing from Stephansplatz and arriving at Basel SBB via Wien Hbf and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 21m.
The distance between Austria and Basel is 703 km. The road distance is 748.2 km.
The best way to get from Austria to Basel without a car is to train which takes 10h 21m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Austria to Basel, including transfers.
Austria to Basel train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Austria to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 12m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 240 and takes 10h 21m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 90 and takes 13h 42m.
Austria to Basel train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Austria to Basel is 748 km. It takes approximately 8h 17m to drive from Austria to Basel.
What companies run services between Austria and Basel, Switzerland?
Austrian Airlines, easyJet, and Lufthansa fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Stephansplatz to Basel SBB via Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf., Wien Hbf, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 10h 21m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–490
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–460
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–700
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–140
- 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 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna Erdberg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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