There are 14 ways to get from Basel to Karlstad by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Basel to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane BSL - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 2mkr 1,271–3,937Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Mölndal St.train 083 / ...
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
19h 47mkr 3,102–8,674Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköpingbus
- Take the bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstationbus
29h 25mkr 1,733–3,799Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal stationnighttrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
23h 46mkr 1,929–3,685Fly Basel to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane BSL - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 51mkr 1,352–4,097Fly Basel to Linköping City Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane BSL - LPI
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
11h 6mkr 1,371–5,305Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane ZRH - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
9h 36mkr 1,977–5,753Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane ZRH - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 10mkr 1,808–4,713Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane ZRH - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
9h 49mkr 2,316–5,126Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane FRA - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 28mkr 2,186–6,743Fly Basel to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BSL - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
11h 41mkr 1,497–4,547Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Padborg sttrain 4
- Take the train from Padborg St. to København Htrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
20h 45mkr 3,291–10,747Drive 1,819.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Karlstadcar 1,819.3 km
17h 6mkr 3,610–5,214Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Karlstadcar
20h 49mkr 3,023–4,334
Basel to Karlstad by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Karlstad is to fly and train which costs 1300 kr - 4100 kr and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Karlstad is to fly and train which takes 8h 51m and costs 1300 kr - 4100 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Freiburg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Jönköping Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station and Göteborg Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 47m.
The distance between Basel and Karlstad is 1444 km. The road distance is 1819.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Karlstad without a car is to train which takes 19h 47m and costs 3100 kr - 9000 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Basel to Karlstad, including transfers.
Basel to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Karlstad train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Karlstad is to train which takes 19h 47m and costs 3100 kr - 9000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1700 kr - 3800 kr and takes 29h 25m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Karlstad Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station, and Göteborg Centralstation in around 19h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Karlstad Centralstation via Freiburg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Jönköping Bus Station in around 29h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,700
Flights from Basel to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,800
Flights from Basel to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
Flights from Basel to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,800
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,500
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,900
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 220–340
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 220–340
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköping
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Basel to Karlstad train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Karlstad is 1819 km. It takes approximately 17h 6m to drive from Basel to Karlstad.
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