There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Copenhagen by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BSL - CPH
4h 7mkr 585–1,672Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
12h 47mkr 748–2,226Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N602 / ...
18h 30mkr 668–1,045Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to København Hnighttrain Nt
16h 38mkr 820–2,440Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane ZRH - CPH
5h 22mkr 1,032–2,295Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Neumünstertrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Neumuenster to København Htrain Ece
13h 11mkr 1,179–3,291Drive 1,269.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Copenhagencar 1,269.1 km
10h 52mkr 1,666–2,406Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagencar
10h 35mkr 1,780–2,443
Basel to Copenhagen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Copenhagen is to bus which costs 650 kr - 1100 kr and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Copenhagen is to fly which takes 4h 7m and costs 550 kr - 1700 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Copenhagen. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Copenhagen Busterminal via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Copenhagen. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at København H via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 47m.
The distance between Basel and Copenhagen is 974 km. The road distance is 1269.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Copenhagen without a car is to train which takes 12h 47m and costs 750 kr - 2300 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Basel to Copenhagen, including transfers.
Basel to Copenhagen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Copenhagen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Copenhagen is to fly which takes 4h 7m and costs 550 kr - 1700 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 750 kr - 2300 kr and takes 12h 47m, you could also bus, which costs 650 kr - 1100 kr and takes 18h 30m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Copenhagen, Denmark?
Norwegian Air International, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to København H via Hamburg Hbf in around 12h 47m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,200
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 360–2,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 210–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 250–1,400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 440–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Neumünster
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 360–950
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Neumuenster to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–900
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–460
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 220–320
- 1st Class
- kr 350–460
- Business
- kr 370–420
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–410
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–410
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,050
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 1,900–2,050
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 1,100–1,400
- Seating Carriage
- kr 500–650
- 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
- kr 160–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–850
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–390
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Copenhagen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Basel to Copenhagen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Copenhagen is 1269 km. It takes approximately 10h 52m to drive from Basel to Copenhagen.
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