There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Detroit by plane or train
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Fly Basel to Detroit
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Detroit (DTW)plane BSL - DTW
15h$406–1,507Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Windsor Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane ZRH - YQG
16h 16m$430–1,564Fly Basel to Windsor Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane BSL - YQG
17h 12m$508–1,609Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Detroit (DTW)plane ZRH - DTW
16h 41m$438–1,262Train to Frankfurt, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Detroit (DTW)plane FRA - DTW
15h 26m$409–1,508
Basel (BSL) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Detroit is to train and fly which costs $430 - $1,300 and takes 16h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Detroit is to fly which takes 15h and costs $400 - $1,600.
The distance between Basel and Detroit is 4250 miles.
It takes approximately 15h to get from Basel to Detroit, including transfers.
Detroit is 6h behind Basel. It is currently 4:15 PM in Basel and 10:15 AM in Detroit.
There are 520+ hotels available in Detroit.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Detroit, MI, USA?
KLM, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Detroit (DTW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Windsor Airport via Frankfurt, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Windsor Airport via Munich, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Windsor Airport via Brussels, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Montreal, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via London Heathrow, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Windsor Airport via Frankfurt, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Windsor Airport via Munich, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Munich, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via London Heathrow, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Montreal, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Basel to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via London Heathrow, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Montreal, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
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 Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- 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
- $55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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