There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Kabul by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kabul (KBL)plane BSL - KBL
11h 54m$401–1,314Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kabul (KBL)plane ZRH - KBL
12h 47m$503–869Train, 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 Kabul (KBL)plane GVA - KBL
14h 51m$475–943Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kabul (KBL)plane STR - KBL
14h 2m$542–843
Basel (BSL) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kabul is to train and fly which costs $500 - $900 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kabul is to fly which takes 11h 54m and costs $400 - $1,400.
The distance between Basel and Kabul is 5236 km.
It takes approximately 11h 54m to get from Basel to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 3h 30m ahead of Basel. It is currently 12:46 AM in Basel and 4:16 AM in Kabul.
There are 21+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kabul, Afghanistan?
Turkish Airlines, Flydubai, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Kabul (KBL) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Basel to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Basel to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Basel to Kabul via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Basel to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $70–110
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- $20–29
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
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