There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Israel by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)ZRH - TLV
7h 55m₪572–1,068Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)MXP - TLV
11h 36m₪298–1,207Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)BSL - TLV
6h 49m₪472–1,044Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)GVA - TLV
10h 10m₪668–1,268
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Israel is to train and fly which costs ₪ 290 - ₪ 1,300 and takes 11h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Israel is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs ₪ 470 - ₪ 1,100.
The distance between Basel and Israel is 2920 km.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Basel to Israel, including transfers.
Israel is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 11:17 AM in Basel and 12:17 PM in Israel.
There are 724+ hotels available in Israel.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Israel?
Israir and easyJet fly from Basel (BSL) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) 3 times a week.
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪410–1,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪380–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪400–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪490–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₪400–850
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₪330–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪380–1,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪180–600
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₪440–1,100
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪490–1,600
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₪80–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪95–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪130–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₪210–400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₪75–95
- 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
- ₪23–28
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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