There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Calgary by plane, train, or bus
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 Calgary International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BSL - YYC
14h 8m$395–1,507Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane ZRH - YYC
13h 22m$601–1,385Train to Frankfurt, fly to Calgary International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane FRA - YYC
14h 43m$631–1,350Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport
- 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 Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane GVA - YYC
17h$1,021–2,090Fly Basel to Edmonton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane BSL - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton International Airport - 307 Airport Rd to YYC-Calgary International Airportbus
19h 13m$589–991
Basel (BSL) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Calgary is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $1,000 and takes 19h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Calgary is to train and fly which takes 13h 22m and costs $600 - $1,400.
The distance between Basel and Calgary is 7728 km.
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Basel to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 7h behind Basel. It is currently 7:33 PM in Basel and 12:33 PM in Calgary.
There are 1149+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Calgary, AB, Canada?
KLM, Air Canada, and six other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Calgary International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Basel to Calgary International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Basel to Edmonton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Basel to Calgary International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Basel to Calgary International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Basel to Calgary International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Calgary International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Calgary International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Basel to Calgary International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–750
Flights from Basel to Edmonton International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Calgary International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Basel to Edmonton International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Basel to Calgary International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Basel to Edmonton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- 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
- $80–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- The Canada Bus
Bus from Edmonton International Airport - 307 Airport Rd to YYC-Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- The Canada Bus
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