There are 3 ways to get from Basel to Beirut by plane or train
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Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane BSL - BEY
9h 44m$122–503Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane ZRH - BEY
7h 22m$253–746Train 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$253–629
Basel (BSL) to Beirut International Airport (BEY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Beirut is to train and fly which costs $250 - $650 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Beirut is to train and fly which takes 7h 22m and costs $250 - $750.
The distance between Basel and Beirut is 2801 km.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Basel to Beirut, including transfers.
Beirut is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 4:35 AM in Basel and 5:35 AM in Beirut.
There are 568+ hotels available in Beirut.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Beirut, Lebanon?
Turkish Airlines, Middle East Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Beirut International Airport (BEY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- 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
- 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
- $65–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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