There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Bora-Bora by plane, train, or ferry
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 Bora Bora Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane BSL - BOB
32h 28m$904–3,105Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)plane ZRH - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Vaitapeferry
37h 46m$829–2,627Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bora Bora Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane ZRH - BOB
34h 16m$1,541–2,822Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane ZRH - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
38h 46m$1,201–2,312Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane FRA - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
35h 7m$1,222–2,643Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CDG - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
35h 4m$1,267–2,311
Basel (BSL) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Bora-Bora is to train and fly and ferry which costs $800 - $2,700 and takes 37h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Bora-Bora is to fly which takes 32h 28m and costs $900 - $3,100.
The distance between Basel and Bora-Bora is 16080 km.
It takes approximately 32h 28m to get from Basel to Bora-Bora, including transfers.
Bora-Bora is 12h behind Basel. It is currently 11:40 PM in Basel and 11:40 AM in Bora-Bora.
There are 147+ hotels available in Bora-Bora.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Bora-Bora, French Polynesia?
Air France, Air Tahiti, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) once daily.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Basel to Bora Bora Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Basel to Bora Bora Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Basel to Bora Bora Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Basel to Bora Bora Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Basel to Bora Bora Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
- 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
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
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 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- contact@apetahiexpress.pf
- Website
- tuateaferries.com
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $60–90
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $28–65
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $60–90
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $60–90
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