There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Finland by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Basel to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)BSL - HEL
6h 30m€106–317Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Spandau Bhf
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
36h 18m€182–464Train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Lübeck Hbf25
- Take the ferry from Travemünde Skandinavienkai to VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama
41h 16m€238–417Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsinki
37h 11m€659–963Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)ZRH - HEL
6h 26m€127–343Fly Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)BSL - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
10h 52m€118–316Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)GVA - HEL
9h 1m€154–361Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
43h 5m€139–292Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Swinoujscie
- Take the car ferry from Świnoujście to Trelleborg
- Drive from Port Of Trelleborg to Helsinki
43h 18m€612–934
Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Finland is to fly and ferry which costs €110 - €320 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Finland is to train and fly which takes 6h 26m and costs €120 - €350.
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 Zurich Bus Station and Warsaw Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 5m.
The distance between Basel and Finland is 1819 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Finland without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 18m and costs €180 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Basel to Finland, including transfers.
Basel to Finland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Finland is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs €100 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €300 and takes 43h 5m.
Basel to Finland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Finland is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 6:22 PM in Basel and 7:22 PM 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 Zurich Bus Station, Warsaw, Bus Station West, and Warsaw Bus Station West in around 43h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from Travemünde Skandinavienkai to VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- 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
- €26–30
- Website
- https://www.ttline.com/en/#/
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