There are 9 ways to get from Basel to China by plane, car, or train
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Fly Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane BSL - PEK
15h 3m¥3,251–7,566Fly Basel to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane BSL - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
15h 42m¥2,056–6,575Drive 9,797.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Chongqingcar 9,797.5 km
4d 13h¥15,304–22,105Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane ZRH - PEK
15h 52m¥3,269–6,433Train to Frankfurt, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane FRA - PEK
14h 58m¥3,417–7,837Train to Frankfurt, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane FRA - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
15h 17m¥3,222–6,846Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hong Kong International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane ZRH - HKG
16h 34m¥2,390–3,664Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital 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 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane GVA - PEK
16h 20m¥3,206–5,930Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane MXP - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
18h 15m¥2,625–6,061
Basel (BSL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to China is to train and fly which costs ¥2300 - ¥3700 and takes 16h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to China is to train and fly which takes 14h 58m and costs ¥3400 - ¥8000.
The distance between Basel and China is 8058 km. The road distance is 9797.5 km.
It takes approximately 15h 3m to get from Basel to China, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to China is 9797 km. It takes approximately 4 days 13h to drive from Basel to China.
There are 657+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and China?
Austrian Airlines, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Basel to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Basel to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beijing Capital International Airport via Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,000
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–340
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–340
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥430–700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–240
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,000
- 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
- ¥390–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥390–850
- 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
- ¥140–190
- 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
- ¥45–60
- Website
- Trenord
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