There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Guangzhou by train, plane, or car
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 to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane ZRH - CAN
17h 54m¥2,127–5,860Fly Basel to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane BSL - CAN
18h 5m¥1,932–6,043Drive 11,020.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Guangzhoucar 11,020.6 km
5d 2h¥14,867–21,475Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hong Kong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane ZRH - HKG
- Take the train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South stationtrain
17h 14m¥2,370–3,985Fly Basel to Hong Kong International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane BSL - HKG
- Take the train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South stationtrain
19h 15m¥2,175–6,868Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Guangzhou Baiyun 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 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane FRA - CAN
17h 16m¥2,912–5,083Fly Mulhouse to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane MLH - CAN
26h 50m¥3,932–9,543Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane MXP - SZX
- Take the train from Futian Station to Guangzhou South stationtrain
21h 46m¥2,659–6,447
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Guangzhou is to train and fly which costs ¥2300 - ¥4000 and takes 17h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Guangzhou is to train and fly which takes 17h 14m and costs ¥2300 - ¥4000.
The distance between Basel and Guangzhou is 9279 km. The road distance is 11020.6 km.
It takes approximately 17h 54m to get from Basel to Guangzhou, including transfers.
Guangzhou is 6h ahead of Basel. It is currently 6:28 AM in Basel and 12:28 PM in Guangzhou.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Guangzhou is 11021 km. It takes approximately 5 days 2h to drive from Basel to Guangzhou.
There are 1202+ hotels available in Guangzhou.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Guangzhou, China?
Air Dolomiti, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Basel to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Basel to Hong Kong International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–4,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Basel to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Basel to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Basel to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Mulhouse to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–9,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Basel to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Munich, Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Basel to Hong Kong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–8,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Hong Kong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Basel to Hong Kong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Mulhouse to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–9,500
Flights from Mulhouse to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Podgorica, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–10,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Mulhouse to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Nis, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Mulhouse to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Podgorica, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–290
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–290
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥550–850
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥49–54
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥49–54
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- Business Class Seat
- ¥100–160
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥49–54
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥49–54
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- Business Class Seat
- ¥100–160
Train from Futian Station to Guangzhou South station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥65–90
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥65–90
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥350–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- ¥430–800
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- ¥550–800
- 2nd Class
- ¥430–600
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥150–190
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- Trenord
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