There are 6 ways to get from Basel to George Town by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ZRH - PEN
19h 15mRM 1,420–9,237Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane BSL - PEN
22h 4mRM 1,517–4,921Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane FRA - PEN
20h 27mRM 2,144–4,747Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane GVA - PEN
24h 6mRM 2,187–6,049Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane STR - PEN
25h 9mRM 1,474–3,977Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MXP - PEN
23h 32mRM 1,526–4,847
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to George Town is to train and fly which costs RM 1400 - RM 9500 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to George Town is to train and fly which takes 19h 15m and costs RM 1400 - RM 9500.
The distance between Basel and George Town is 9824 km.
It takes approximately 19h 15m to get from Basel to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 7h ahead of Basel. It is currently 2:01 PM in Basel and 9:01 PM in George Town.
There are 2572+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and George Town, Malaysia?
Flydubai, Austrian Airlines, and Thai Airways International fly from Basel (BSL) to Penang International Airport (PEN) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–9,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,700
Flights from Basel to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,300
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,700
Flights from Basel to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–5,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–9,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,500
- 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
- RM 100–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 120–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 160–320
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 270–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 140–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 100–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 130–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 65–130
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- RM 65–85
- 1st Class Ticket
- RM 85–130
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 30–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 95–120
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 29–40
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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