There are 6 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
16h 2mCHF 265–1,006Train, 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 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
13h 50mCHF 247–919Train, 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
13h 34mCHF 265–905Fly 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 46mCHF 333–592Train 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 23mCHF 344–1,637Train 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
14h 48mCHF 636–1,539
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 260 - SFr 950 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore to Basel is to train and fly which takes 13h 23m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 1700.
The distance between Baltimore and Basel is 6550 km.
It takes approximately 16h 2m to get from Baltimore to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Baltimore. It is currently 12:50 AM in Baltimore and 6:50 AM in Basel.
There are 544+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Baltimore, MD, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Ottawa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Ottawa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Ottawa, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–2,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 3–160
- Business Class
- CHF 35–190
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 10–190
- Business Class
- CHF 45–220
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 4–160
- Business Class
- CHF 35–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–8
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- 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
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- CHF 1–8
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
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 2–9
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- CHF 2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- CHF 6–9
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–480
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 17–370
- First Class
- CHF 100–480
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–450
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 7–360
- First Class
- CHF 85–450
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