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There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Detroit by plane or train

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  1. Fly Basel to Detroit

    best
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane BSL - DTW
    15h 15m
    $506–807

  2. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Detroit

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane STR - DTW
    18h 15m
    $440–1,549

  3. Fly Basel to Windsor Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane plane BSL - YQG
    17h 50m
    $457–1,708

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Windsor Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane plane ZRH - YQG
    15h 59m
    $473–1,722

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Detroit

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane ZRH - DTW
    16h 34m
    $492–921

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Detroit

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane FRA - DTW
    14h 50m
    $572–964

Basel (BSL) to Detroit (DTW) flights

Calendar26Weekly Planes
Duration12h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket$396Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Detroit, MI, USA?

Lufthansa, Air Transat, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Detroit (DTW) 4 times a day.

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