There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Albania by train, plane, bus, busferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane ZRH - TIA
6h 16m$141–285Fly Mulhouse to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
cheapest- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane MLH - TIA
5h 13m$54–340Train, bus
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
21h 56mTrain, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Rhotrain S11
- Take the train from RHO Fiera to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Durrësbusferry
24h 1mDrive 1,587.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Tiranacar 1,587.5 km
19h 58m$372–537Fly Mulhouse to Ohrid Airport, drive
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane MLH - OHD
- Drive from Ohrid Airport (OHD) to Pogradeccar
5h 33m$104–480Bus via Colmar
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Colmarbus 207 / ...
- Take the bus from Colmar to Tiranabus
28h 54mBus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
30h 39m$136–191
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Albania is to fly which costs $50 - $340 and takes 5h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Albania is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs $50 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Albania. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at 9 Katëshet A via Colmar and Terminal D. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 54m.
The distance between Basel and Albania is 1225 km. The road distance is 1587.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Albania without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Basel to Albania, including transfers.
Basel to Albania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Albania is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs $50 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus via Colmar, which costs and takes 28h 54m.
Basel to Albania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Colmar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Albania is 1587 km. It takes approximately 19h 58m to drive from Basel to Albania.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Albania?
Ulendo Airlink flies from Mulhouse (MLH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to 9 Katëshet A via Colmar, Tirana, and Terminal D in around 28h 54m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Mulhouse to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Mulhouse to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Rho
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from RHO Fiera to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Colmar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
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