There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Jerusalem by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)ZRH - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
8h 4m₪572–1,065Train, 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
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
11h 45m₪298–1,203Fly from Basel, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)BSL - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
6h 58m₪472–1,041Fly from Mulhouse, train
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)MLH - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
12h 13m₪582–2,041Train, 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
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
10h 19m₪668–1,265Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)FRA - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
9h 31m₪543–1,214
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Jerusalem is to train and fly which costs ₪ 290 - ₪ 1,200 and takes 11h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Jerusalem is to fly and train which takes 6h 58m and costs ₪ 470 - ₪ 1,100.
The distance between Basel and Jerusalem is 2949 km.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Basel to Jerusalem, including transfers.
Jerusalem is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 1:37 PM in Basel and 2:37 PM in Jerusalem.
There are 726+ hotels available in Jerusalem.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Jerusalem, Israel?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Jerusalem. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), walk to נתב''ג, then take the train to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon. Alternatively, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), walk to נתב''ג, then take the train to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon.
- 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 Mulhouse to Ben Gurion Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪800–2,800
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 Frankfurt to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 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 Mulhouse to Ben Gurion Airport via Skopje, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪550–2,000
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 Frankfurt to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪480–2,200
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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪500–2,200
- 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
- wizzair.com
Flights from Mulhouse to Ben Gurion Airport via Skopje, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪550–2,000
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- 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
- *5770
- pniyotz@rail.co.il
- Website
- rail.co.il
Train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪20–26
- Website
- https://rail.co.il/?
- Adult single ride
- ₪20–26
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₪110–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- 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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