There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Alaska by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane ZRH - ANC
17h 34m$842–2,816Fly Basel to Fairbanks
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane BSL - FAI
22h 36m$376–1,207Fly Basel to Anchorage International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane BSL - ANC
17h 49m$956–3,107Train to Frankfurt, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane FRA - FAI
21h 12m$419–1,250Train to Frankfurt, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane FRA - ANC
16h 25m$889–2,750
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Alaska is to fly which costs $370 - $1,300 and takes 22h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Alaska is to train and fly which takes 16h 25m and costs $850 - $2,800.
The distance between Basel and Alaska is 4932 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 34m to get from Basel to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 10h behind Basel. It is currently 3:22 AM in Basel and 5:22 PM in Alaska.
There are 240+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Alaska, USA?
Air Dolomiti, Condor Flugdienst, and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) 4 times a week.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–5,500
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Basel to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Basel to Fairbanks via Munich, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- 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
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $100–150
- 2nd Class
- $85–120
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