There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Kiruna by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kiruna Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane ZRH - KRN
10h 6mkr 2,177–6,591Fly Basel to Kiruna Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane BSL - KRN
10h 13mkr 1,637–6,547Train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain Ic
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna stationtrain
37h 34mkr 4,574–8,941Bus
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Strasbourgbus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 198
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Umeå Centralstation to Kiruna stationbus 991
2d 4hTrain, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralnighttrain En
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain
35h 48mkr 4,541–9,435Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane ZRH - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bromsgårdbus
- Take the train from Narvik station to Kiruna stationtrain
13h 22mkr 2,127–6,051Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Suedkreuznighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Stockholm Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain
2d 1hkr 3,552–5,910Drive 3,078.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Kirunacar 3,078.9 km
31h 41mkr 5,734–8,282Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kirunacar
35h 24mkr 5,022–7,332
Basel to Kiruna by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kiruna is to train and fly and bus which costs 2100 kr - 6500 kr and takes 13h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kiruna is to train and fly which takes 10h 6m and costs 2100 kr - 7000 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Kiruna station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Kiruna station via Basel Euroairport FR, Strasbourg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Stockholm, Cityterminalen and Umeå Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Kiruna station. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Kiruna station via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg Hbf, Stockholm Centralstation and Boden C/Resecentrum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 34m.
The distance between Basel and Kiruna is 2470 km. The road distance is 3078.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kiruna without a car is to train which takes 37h 34m and costs 4500 kr - 9000 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Basel to Kiruna, including transfers.
Basel to Kiruna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
Basel to Kiruna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Kiruna is to train which takes 37h 34m and costs 4500 kr - 9000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 4h, you could also fly, which costs 1600 kr - 7000 kr and takes 10h 13m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kiruna, Sweden?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Kiruna station via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg Hbf, Stockholm Centralstation, and Boden C/Resecentrum in around 37h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Kiruna station via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Strasbourg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Umeå Busstation, and Umeå Centralstation in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,500
Flights from Basel to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kiruna Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–7,500
Flights from Basel to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,700–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,700–8,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,000
- 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
- kr 340–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- kr 800–1,200
- 2nd Class
- kr 600–850
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,300
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 360–600
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,600
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Narvik station to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–290
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 410–650
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,700
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,800
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Narvik station to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–280
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,400
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 1,100–1,400
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 850–1,000
- Seating Carriage
- kr 500–650
- 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
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–210
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +46 77 133 44 44
- Website
- ybuss.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.ybuss.se/
- Phone
- +46 970 248 00
- info@falcksomnibus.se
- Website
- falcksomnibus.se
Bus from Umeå Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.falcksomnibus.se/
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bromsgård
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 230–320
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bromsgård
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 80–110
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- Phone
- 05 798
- post@boreal.no
- Website
- boreal.no
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bromsgård
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–370
- Website
- https://www.boreal.no/forside/
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- comati-psg.ro
Bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Stockholm Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–1,700
- Website
- https://comati-psg.ro/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Kiruna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Basel to Kiruna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Kiruna is 3079 km. It takes approximately 31h 41m to drive from Basel to Kiruna.
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