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
16h 44m$797–2,286Fly Basel to Fairbanks
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane BSL - FAI
22h 44m$366–1,107Fly Basel to Anchorage International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane BSL - ANC
17h 4m$906–2,707Train to Frankfurt, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane FRA - FAI
20h 40m$389–975Train to Frankfurt, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane FRA - ANC
15h$719–2,575
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 $360 - $1,200 and takes 22h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Alaska is to train and fly which takes 15h and costs $700 - $2,600.
The distance between Basel and Alaska is 4932 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Basel to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 10h behind Basel. It is currently 10:23 PM in Basel and 12:23 PM in Alaska.
There are 244+ 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) 5 times a week.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Basel to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Basel to Fairbanks via Munich, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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