There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Algiers by plane, train, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)plane BSL - ALG
8h 1m$105–446Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain 84
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algierscarferry
28h 36m$444–890Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)plane ZRH - ALG
8h 15m$182–408Fly from Mulhouse
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)plane MLH - ALG
5h 16m$215–1,006Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)plane SXB - ALG
6h 41m$208–810Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)plane GVA - ALG
8h 18m$209–572Train, car ferry via Marseille
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algierscarferry
28h 50m$487–873Train, car ferry via Basel SBB
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain 84
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algierscarferry Vizzavona
33h 36m$594–890Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algierscarferry
35h 2m$369–682Bus, car ferry via Grenoble
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Grenoblebus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Bejaiacarferry
- Take the bus from Béjaïa to Algiersbus
39h 16m$362–620
Basel (BSL) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Algiers is to train and fly which costs $180 - $410 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Algiers is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $210 - $1,100.
The distance between Basel and Algiers is 1294 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Algiers without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 28h 36m and costs $440 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Basel to Algiers, including transfers.
Algiers is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 6:42 AM in Basel and 5:42 AM in Algiers.
There are 291+ hotels available in Algiers.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Algiers, Algeria?
Vueling Airlines, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) twice daily.
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Basel to Houari Boumediene Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Basel to Houari Boumediene Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Basel to Houari Boumediene Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Mulhouse to Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Houari Boumediene Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Basel to Houari Boumediene Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- aslairlines.fr
Flights from Mulhouse to Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mulhouse to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (213) 21 77 00 66
- contact@sogral.dz
- Website
- sogral.dz
Bus from Béjaïa to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–210
- Schedules at
- sogral.dz
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- contact@algerieferries.dz
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $307
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Bejaia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
- Phone
- +33 (0) 825 88 80 88
- Website
- corsicalinea.com
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $450–550
- Website
- https://www.corsicalinea.com/
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