There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Iceland by plane 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 Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BSL - KEF
7h 26m$137–360Train, 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 Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane MXP - KEF
12h 24m$118–536Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane ZRH - KEF
8h 25m$203–493Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane FRA - KEF
9h 16m$241–548Train, 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 Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane GVA - KEF
10h 13m$273–677
Basel (BSL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Iceland is to fly which costs $130 - $360 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Iceland is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs $130 - $360.
The distance between Basel and Iceland is 2589 km.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Basel to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 2h behind Basel. It is currently 5:51 AM in Basel and 3:51 AM in Iceland.
There are 616+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Iceland?
easyJet, KLM, and Transavia Holland fly from Basel (BSL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 5 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- 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
- $65–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- $23–29
- 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
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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