There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Finland by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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 Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BSL - HEL
6h 42m€91–307Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus FlixBus N1326
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus N1206
42h 45m€88–182Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
35h 53m€120–439Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsinkicar
37h 23m€659–962Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane ZRH - HEL
6h 27m€128–321Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Turku Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane ZRH - TKU
7h 55m€160–373Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Helsinki 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 Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GVA - HEL
8h 40m€143–339Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus N1206
39h 12m€115–373Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Swinoujsciecar
- Take the car ferry from Świnoujście to Trelleborgcarferry
- Drive from Port Of Trelleborg to Helsinkicar
43h 36m€607–879
Basel to Finland by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Finland is to bus which costs €85 - €190 and takes 42h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Finland is to train and fly which takes 6h 27m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Finland station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Mulhouse and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 45m.
The distance between Basel and Finland is 1820 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Finland without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 35h 53m and costs €120 - €440.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Basel to Finland, including transfers.
Basel to Finland bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Mulhouse station.
The best way to get from Basel to Finland is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs €90 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €190 and takes 42h 45m.
Basel to Finland bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Finland is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 7:03 AM in Basel and 8:03 AM in Finland.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Finland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Helsinki, Bus Station via Mulhouse and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 42h 45m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Turku Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Turku Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- 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
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +49 180 6 666600
- info@ttline.com
- Website
- ttline.com
Car ferry from Świnoujście to Trelleborg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–26
- Website
- https://www.ttline.com/en/#/
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