There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Asmara by train or plane
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
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Asmara (ASM)plane ZRH - ASM
13h 33m$371–913Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Asmara (ASM)plane MXP - ASM
18h 28m$364–998Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Asmara (ASM)plane BSL - ASM
13h 34m$409–1,312Train, 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 Asmara (ASM)plane GVA - ASM
15h 21m$484–1,432Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Asmara (ASM)plane STR - ASM
14h 19m$456–1,515
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Asmara (ASM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Asmara is to train and fly which costs $370 - $950 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Asmara is to train and fly which takes 13h 33m and costs $370 - $950.
The distance between Basel and Asmara is 4639 km.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Basel to Asmara, including transfers.
Asmara is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 2:35 PM in Basel and 3:35 PM in Asmara.
There are one+ hotels available in Asmara.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Asmara, Eritrea?
Turkish Airlines flies from Basel (BSL) to Asmara (ASM) 4 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Asmara via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Basel to Asmara via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Asmara via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Asmara via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Asmara via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Asmara via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Asmara via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Asmara via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Asmara via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
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 Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $16–20
- 1st Class Ticket
- $21–30
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
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