There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Haifa by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport, train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)ZRH - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Haifa Center
9h 11m₪582–1,084Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)MXP - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Haifa Center
12h 52m₪308–1,223Fly Basel to Ben Gurion Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)BSL - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Haifa Center
8h 5m₪482–1,060Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)GVA - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Haifa Center
11h 26m₪678–1,284Fly Basel to Haifa International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Haifa International Airport (HFA)BSL - HFA
9h 37m₪487–1,823Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Haifa International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Haifa International Airport (HFA)ZRH - HFA
9h 38m₪427–1,397
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Haifa is to train and fly which costs ₪ 300 - ₪ 1,300 and takes 12h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Haifa is to fly and train which takes 8h 5m and costs ₪ 480 - ₪ 1,100.
The distance between Basel and Haifa is 3012 km.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Basel to Haifa, including transfers.
Haifa is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 4:58 AM in Basel and 5:58 AM in Haifa.
There are 674+ hotels available in Haifa.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Haifa, Israel?
easyJet, Eurowings, and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Haifa International Airport (HFA) once daily.
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪410–1,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Haifa International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₪470–1,800
Flights from Basel to Haifa International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪470–1,800
Flights from Basel to Haifa International Airport via Munich, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪550–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Haifa International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪330–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Haifa International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪400–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Haifa International Airport via Belgrade, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–1,600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪380–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪400–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪490–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₪400–850
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₪330–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪380–1,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪180–600
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₪440–1,100
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪490–1,600
- 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
- ₪80–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪95–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪130–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₪210–400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- *5770
- pniyotz@rail.co.il
- Website
- rail.co.il
Train from נתב''ג to Haifa Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪30–45
- Website
- https://rail.co.il/?
- Adult single ride
- ₪30–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₪75–95
- 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
- ₪23–28
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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