There are 7 ways to get from Baltimore to Basel by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Basel (BSL)plane BWI - BSL
12h 42mCHF 275–1,106Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Basel (BSL)plane IAD - BSL
14h 18mCHF 507–714Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IAD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 1mCHF 356–810Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BWI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
13h 31mCHF 334–1,052Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PHL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
13h 17mCHF 362–1,683Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DCA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
15h 5mCHF 477–1,849Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane IAD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
15h 35mCHF 407–1,255
Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore to Basel is to train and subway and fly which costs SFr 350 - SFr 850 and takes 14h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore to Basel is to fly which takes 12h 42m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 1200.
The distance between Baltimore and Basel is 6550 km.
It takes approximately 12h 42m to get from Baltimore to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Baltimore. It is currently 6:50 PM in Baltimore and 12:50 AM in Basel.
There are 1342+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Baltimore, MD, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, Delta, and Air France fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–490
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–17
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–17
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–17
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–8
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- CHF 1–8
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–8
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- CHF 1–8
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–8
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- CHF 1–8
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–8
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- CHF 1–8
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- CHF 2–3
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- CHF 2–3
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- CHF 2–3
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–480
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- CHF 17–370
- First Class
- CHF 100–480
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–450
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- CHF 7–360
- First Class
- CHF 85–450
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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