There are 7 ways to get from Baltimore to Basel by plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Basel (BSL)plane BWI - BSL
14h 7mCHF 325–1,006Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver 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 23mCHF 277–864Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Basel (BSL)plane DCA - BSL
15h 52mCHF 358–1,866Fly 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
14h 11mCHF 331–955Train, 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/Silver 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 283–813Train 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 8mCHF 519–1,351Train, 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/Silver 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 Basel Bad Bftrain
15h 14mCHF 499–2,600
Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore to Basel is to train and subway and fly which costs SFr 280 - SFr 850 and takes 14h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore to Basel is to train and fly which takes 13h 8m and costs SFr 500 - SFr 1400.
The distance between Baltimore and Basel is 6550 km.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Baltimore to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Baltimore. It is currently 10:15 AM in Baltimore and 4:15 PM in Basel.
There are 1316+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- 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 210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact 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 14–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–22
- 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 Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- CHF 1–9
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
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver 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/Silver 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/Silver 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–460
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- CHF 7–370
- First Class
- CHF 85–460
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–500
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- CHF 17–380
- First Class
- CHF 110–500
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- 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 26–45
- 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 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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