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There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Helsinki by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, car ferry, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Basel to Helsinki Airport

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeBSL - HEL
    6h 50m
    €106–307

  2. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain344 / ...
    4. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
    38h 17m
    €229–525

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
    3. Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
    43h 5m
    €139–292

  4. Train, night train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrainIce / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck HauptbahnhoftrainRjx
    3. Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain304
    4. Take the car ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkicarferry
    2d 5h
    €248–399

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeZRH - HEL
    6h 46m
    €127–333

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Helsinki Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeFRA - HEL
    7h 43m
    €118–343

  7. Fly Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)planeBSL - TLL
    2. Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
    10h 36m
    €115–313

  8. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
    2. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeGVA - HEL
    9h 21m
    €154–351

  9. Night train, train, ferry

    1. Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Malmö, CentralstationnighttrainEn
    2. Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
    3. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
    39h 13m

  10. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Centralnatrain
    5. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystoktrain
    6. Take the bus from Białystok Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2bus
    40h 48m
    €440–908

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsinkicar
    37h 11m
    €659–963

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Basel to Swinoujsciecar
    2. Take the car ferry from Świnoujście to Trelleborgcarferry
    3. Drive from Port Of Trelleborg to Helsinkicar
    43h 18m
    €612–934

Basel to Helsinki by train, bus, and ferry

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration38h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€229Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Helsinki, Finland?

Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Helsinki, Bus Station via Zurich Bus Station, Warsaw, Bus Station West, and Warsaw Bus Station West in around 43h 5m.

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