There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Austin by plane, train, car, bus, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane BSL - AUS
20h 5m$415–1,807Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK)plane ZRH - GRK
- Drive from Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) to Austincar
17h 54m$349–1,276Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane ZRH - AUS
17h 40m$359–1,160Train to Frankfurt, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane FRA - AUS
16h 48m$486–1,612Train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Antonio International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane ZRH - SAT
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plazabus
20h 53m$591–1,545Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, tram, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane ZRH - DFW
- Take the tram from DFW Airport Terminal B Station to Fort Worth Central Stationtram
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Austin Doubletree University Areabus
20h 16m$601–1,301
Basel (BSL) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Austin is to train and fly which costs $350 - $1,200 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Austin is to train and fly which takes 16h 48m and costs $480 - $1,700.
The distance between Basel and Austin is 5390 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 5m to get from Basel to Austin, including transfers.
Austin is 7h behind Basel. It is currently 3:00 PM in Basel and 8:00 AM in Austin.
There are 1115+ hotels available in Austin.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Austin, TX, USA?
KLM and British Airways fly from Basel (BSL) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,350–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Basel to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport via London Heathrow, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,350–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Basel to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- 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
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +1 817-215-8600
- Website
- ridetrinitymetro.org
Tram from DFW Airport Terminal B Station to Fort Worth Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://ridetrinitymetro.org
- Adults 20-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $11–85
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Fort Worth to Austin Doubletree University Area
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
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