There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Estonia by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, or car train
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 Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BSL - TLL
7h 59m€84–316Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Tallinn Harbourbus N1224
32h 14m€286–518Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Kaunastrain
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Tallinntrain 889
43h 3mDrive 2,306.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Tallinncar 2,306.7 km
22h 52m€417–602Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane ZRH - TLL
6h 33m€130–319Fly Basel to Helsinki Airport, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BSL - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
10h 30m€125–383Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane FRA - TLL
7h 30m€150–402Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
36h 55m€206–289Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Tallinncar
30h 21m€362–513
Basel to Estonia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Estonia is to fly which costs €80 - €320 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Estonia is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €130 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Estonia. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Estonia via Nuremberg central bus station, Riga, Bus Station and Bussijaam. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Estonia. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Tallinn via Fulda Bahnhof, Kraków Główny, Kaunas and Kaisiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 3m.
The distance between Basel and Estonia is 1740 km. The road distance is 2306.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Estonia without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 14m and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Basel to Estonia, including transfers.
Basel to Estonia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Estonia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Estonia is to fly which takes 7h 59m and costs €80 - €320. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 43h 3m, you could also bus, which costs €200 - €290 and takes 36h 55m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Estonia?
Lufthansa, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Tallinn via Fulda Bahnhof, Kraków Główny, Kaunas, and Kaisiadorys in around 43h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaisiadorys to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Tallinn Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43–47
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Estonia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Estonia is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 8:41 AM in Basel and 9:41 AM in Estonia.
Basel to Estonia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Fulda Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Estonia is 2307 km. It takes approximately 22h 52m to drive from Basel to Estonia.
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