There are 3 ways to get from Basel to Akureyri by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Akureyri Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane ZRH - AEY
21h 33m$368–739Fly Basel to Akureyri Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane BSL - AEY
10h 14m$157–560Fly Basel to Keflavík International Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BSL - KEF
- Take the bus from Ártún B to Akureyri - Hofbus
15h 35m$224–491
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Akureyri Airport (AEY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Akureyri is to fly which costs $150 - $600 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Akureyri is to fly which takes 10h 14m and costs $150 - $600.
The distance between Basel and Akureyri is 2661 km.
It takes approximately 21h 33m to get from Basel to Akureyri, including transfers.
Akureyri is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 9:29 PM in Basel and 8:29 PM in Akureyri.
There are 154+ hotels available in Akureyri.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Akureyri, Iceland?
easyJet flies from Basel (BSL) to Akureyri Airport (AEY) twice a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Akureyri Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Basel to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +354 540 2700
- straeto@straeto.is
- Website
- straeto.is
Bus from Ártún B to Akureyri - Hof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.straeto.is/en
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