There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Finland by plane, train, bus, car, car train, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly Basel to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BSL - HEL
6h 50m€89–276Train, 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 55m€271–741Drive, 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€661–965Train 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 30m€135–309Fly Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BSL - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
10h 37mTrain, 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 39m€172–468Train, 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€287–573Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1326
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus N1206
43h 32m€174–318Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Swinoujsciecar
- Take the car ferry from Świnoujście to Trelleborgcarferry
- Drive from Port Of Trelleborg to Helsinkicar
43h 36m€628–1,020
Basel to Finland by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Finland is to fly which costs €85 - €280 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Finland is to train and fly which takes 6h 30m and costs €130 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Finland station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 32m.
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 55m and costs €270 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Basel to Finland, including transfers.
Basel to Finland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
The best way to get from Basel to Finland is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €85 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €320 and takes 43h 32m.
Basel to Finland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Finland is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 3:30 PM in Basel and 4:30 PM in Finland.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Finland?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Helsinki, Bus Station via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 43h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- 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
- €110–330
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- 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
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.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
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.ttline.com/en/#/
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