There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Beirut by plane or train
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 Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane BSL - BEY
8h 19m$197–1,633Train to Zurich Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane ZRH - BEY
7h 27m$163–796Train, 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 Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane GVA - BEY
9h 21m$401–538Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane FRA - BEY
8h 39m$216–603Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane MXP - BEY
10h 52m$232–485
Basel (BSL) to Beirut International Airport (BEY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Beirut is to train and fly which costs $160 - $800 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Beirut is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $160 - $800.
The distance between Basel and Beirut is 2801 km.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Basel to Beirut, including transfers.
Beirut is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 5:10 PM in Basel and 6:10 PM in Beirut.
There are 722+ hotels available in Beirut.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Beirut, Lebanon?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Beirut International Airport (BEY) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–1,600
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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 Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
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