There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Ivalo 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
7h 23m€309–480Fly from Basel
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ivalo (IVL)plane BSL - IVL
9h 29m€237–784Bus
- 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 Petsamontie 7bus
2d 14h€260–478Drive 3,276 km
- Drive from Basel to Ivalocar 3,276 km
34h 10m€588–850Train, 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 11m€328–971Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Ivalocar
37h 53m€552–823
Basel to Ivalo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Ivalo is to bus which costs €260 - €480 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Ivalo is to train and fly which takes 7h 23m and costs €300 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Ivalo. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Petsamontie 7 via Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, Warsaw, Bus Station West and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Basel and Ivalo is 2685 km. The road distance is 3276 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Ivalo without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs €260 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Basel to Ivalo, including transfers.
Basel to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
The best way to get from Basel to Ivalo is to bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs €260 - €480. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €230 - €800 and takes 9h 29m.
Basel to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Ivalo is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 10:00 PM in Basel and 11:00 PM in Ivalo.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ivalo, Finland?
You can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Petsamontie 7 via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, Warsaw, Bus Station West, Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I in around 2d 14h. Alternatively, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Ivalo (IVL) twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Basel to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–950
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Ivalo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Mulhouse to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- mikkeli.fi
Want to know more about travelling around Finland
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
How to plan an amazing trip around Scandinavia
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Ivalo is 3276 km. It takes approximately 34h 10m to drive from Basel to Ivalo.
There are 41+ hotels available in Ivalo.















