There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Austria by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Basel to Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BSL - VIE
4h 6m€69–222Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Salzburg Lastenstrassebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
11h 3m€43–103Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
10h 17m€126–204Drive 748.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Viennacar 748.7 km
8h 13m€128–184Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
5h 16m€116–276Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 23m€111–312Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Graz Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ZRH - GRZ
5h 43m€148–471Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus N191
12h 34m€63–86
Basel to Austria by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Austria is to bus which costs €60 - €90 and takes 12h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs €65 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Austria. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Stephansplatz via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf and Mitte-Landstraße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 17m.
The distance between Basel and Austria is 702 km. The road distance is 748.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Austria without a car is to train which takes 10h 17m and costs €120 - €210.
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from Basel to Austria, including transfers.
Basel to Austria train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs €65 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €210 and takes 10h 17m, you could also bus, which costs €60 - €90 and takes 12h 34m.
Basel to Austria train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Austria is 749 km. It takes approximately 8h 13m to drive from Basel to Austria.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Austria?
Austrian Airlines, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Stephansplatz via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Wien Mitte, and Mitte-Landstraße in around 10h 17m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- 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
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Salzburg Lastenstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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