There are 9 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 to Ivalo
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivalo (IVL)plane ZRH - IVL
8h 11mFly Basel to Ivalo
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ivalo (IVL)plane BSL - IVL
10h 17m€245–744Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to K-market Inaribus
2d 11hDrive 3,237.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Inaricar 3,237.2 km
34h 16m€584–843Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ivalo
- 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
12hTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane ZRH - KKN
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Inaribus
12h 49mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to K-market Inaribus
2d 13hBus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to K-market Inaribus
2d 15hDrive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Inaricar
33h 59m€589–863
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivalo (IVL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Inari is to fly which costs €240 - €750 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Inari is to fly which takes 10h 17m and costs €240 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Inari. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at K-market Inari via Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, Warsaw, Bus Station West and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Basel and Inari is 2723 km. The road distance is 3237.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Inari without a car is to train and bus via Warsaw which takes 2 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Basel to Inari, including transfers.
Basel to Inari bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Mulhouse station.
The best way to get from Basel to Inari is to fly which takes 10h 17m and costs €240 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 15h.
Basel to Inari bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Inari is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 3:10 PM in Basel and 4:10 PM in Inari.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Inari, Lapland, Finland?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Ivalo (IVL) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to K-market Inari via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, Warsaw, Bus Station West, Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Basel to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Ivalo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- intercity.pl
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Mulhouse to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to K-market Inari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- sales@visitinari.fi
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Kirkenes Airport to Inari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €350–380
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- 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
- €120–210
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Inari is 3237 km. It takes approximately 34h 16m to drive from Basel to Inari.
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