There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Inari by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivalo (IVL)plane ZRH - IVL
8h 16m€283–875Train, bus #2
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Helsinki to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus Ob4
- Take the bus from 1 to K-market Inaribus
2d 13h€278–626Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from 1 to K-market Inaribus
2d 6h€425–677Drive 3,237 km
- Drive from Basel to Inaricar 3,237 km
34h 18m€613–885Train, 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 Ivalo (IVL)plane GVA - IVL
11h 59m€290–845Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from Rautatieasema T to K-market Inaribus
2d 10h€363–761Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to K-market Inaribus
2d 11h€353–529Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Inaricar
38h 54m€572–823
Basel to Inari by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Inari is to train and bus which costs €270 - €650 and takes 2 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Inari is to train and fly which takes 8h 16m and costs €280 - €900.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Inari. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arriving at K-market Inari via Mulhouse, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Basel and Inari is 2723 km. The road distance is 3237 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Inari without a car is to train and bus via Warsaw which takes 2 days 6h and costs €420 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Basel to Inari, including transfers.
Basel to Inari bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
Basel to Inari bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Inari is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 7:31 AM in Basel and 8:31 AM in Inari.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Inari is 3237 km. It takes approximately 34h 18m to drive from Basel to Inari.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Inari, Lapland, Finland?
You can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to K-market Inari via Mulhouse, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–460
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–950
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from 1 to K-market Inari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–70
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Rautatieasema T to K-market Inari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–70
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to K-market Inari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from 1 to K-market Inari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–70
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Helsinki to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Omni Bus
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