There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Boston 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 Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane BSL - BOS
12h 18m$364–755Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane ZRH - BOS
11h 36m$465–807Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane FRA - BOS
12h 58m$401–1,096Train, 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 Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane GVA - BOS
15h 29m$395–727
Basel (BSL) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Boston is to fly which costs $360 - $800 and takes 12h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Boston is to train and fly which takes 11h 36m and costs $460 - $850.
The distance between Basel and Boston is 3714 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from Basel to Boston, including transfers.
Boston is 6h behind Basel. It is currently 9:03 PM in Basel and 3:03 PM in Boston.
There are 1763+ hotels available in Boston.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Boston, MA, USA?
KLM, Air France, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Boston Logan Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Boston Logan Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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