There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Ivalo by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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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 51m€195–528Fly Basel to Ivalo
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ivalo (IVL)plane BSL - IVL
10h 27m€143–604Train, bus via Helsinki
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N13
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo Pbus
2d 5h€174–476Drive 3,276 km
- Drive from Basel to Ivalocar 3,276 km
34h 12m€585–845Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane ZRH - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7bus
12h 11mTrain 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 Ivalobus
15h 19m€585–868Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf 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 Hotelli Ivalo Pbus
2d 10h€162–628Train, bus #2
- 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, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Ivalobus
2d 13h€184–233Bus
- 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€144–277Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Ivalocar
33h 55m€599–862
Basel to Ivalo by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Ivalo is to bus which costs €140 - €280 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Ivalo is to train and fly which takes 8h 51m and costs €190 - €550.
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 2684 km. The road distance is 3276 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Ivalo without a car is to train and bus via Helsinki which takes 2 days 5h and costs €170 - €480.
It takes approximately 8h 51m 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 fly which takes 10h 27m and costs €140 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €280 and takes 2 days 14h.
Basel to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Ivalo is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 1:36 PM in Basel and 2:36 PM in Ivalo.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ivalo, 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 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.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Helsinki, Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Basel to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €260–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Ivalo via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- 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
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €240–370
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- 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
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mulhouse to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
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
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- sales@visitinari.fi
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Kirkenes Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €390–430
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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