There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Harbin by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane BSL - HRB
17h 42m¥2,345–7,182Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane MXP - HRB
20h 51m¥2,014–6,669Drive 10,008.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Harbincar 10,008.8 km
5d 5h¥14,303–20,660Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane ZRH - HRB
18h 11m¥2,161–6,049Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane FRA - HRB
17h 37m¥2,399–6,855Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- 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 Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane GVA - HRB
19h 14m¥2,797–7,547
Basel (BSL) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Harbin is to train and fly which costs ¥2100 - ¥6500 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Harbin is to train and fly which takes 17h 37m and costs ¥2400 - ¥7000.
The distance between Basel and Harbin is 8103 km. The road distance is 10008.8 km.
It takes approximately 17h 42m to get from Basel to Harbin, including transfers.
Harbin is 7h ahead of Basel. It is currently 9:20 AM in Basel and 4:20 PM in Harbin.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Harbin is 10009 km. It takes approximately 5 days 5h to drive from Basel to Harbin.
There are 118+ hotels available in Harbin.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Harbin, China?
Lufthansa, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Basel to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Basel to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Basel to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- yzr.com.cn
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–340
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥420–700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–240
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥370–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- ¥140–190
- 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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