There are 10 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 1mkr 2,299–6,629Train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain 94
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna stationtrain 98
37h 27mkr 4,419–8,537Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB 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 Törebus
- Take the bus from Töre busstation to Sjukhusetbus 10
2d 3hkr 3,151–4,630Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain Nt
38h 12mkr 4,208–8,668Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Kiruna Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane STR - KRN
13h 31mkr 2,700–7,977Fly Basel to Kiruna Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane BSL - KRN
10h 3mkr 2,607–12,147Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
- 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 bus from Narvik Bromsgård to Sjukhusetbus
12h 13mkr 2,359–6,619Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain Nt
41h 8mkr 2,935–6,753Drive 3,078.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Kirunacar 3,078.8 km
31h 42mkr 6,185–8,934Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kirunacar
35h 35mkr 5,324–7,934
Basel to Kiruna by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kiruna is to fly which costs 2600 kr - 13000 kr and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kiruna is to train and fly which takes 10h 1m and costs 2300 kr - 7000 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Kiruna. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Sjukhuset via Strasbourg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Stockholm, Cityterminalen and Töre busstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
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 27m.
The distance between Basel and Kiruna is 2467 km. The road distance is 3078.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kiruna without a car is to train which takes 37h 27m and costs 4400 kr - 9000 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Basel to Kiruna, including transfers.
Basel to Kiruna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB 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 27m and costs 4400 kr - 9000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 3100 kr - 4700 kr and takes 2 days 3h, you could also fly, which costs 2600 kr - 13000 kr and takes 10h 3m.
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 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Sjukhuset via Strasbourg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Stockholm, Cityterminalen, and Töre busstation in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kiruna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–4,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kiruna Airport via Hamburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–4,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kiruna Airport via Munich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–7,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kiruna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–4,500
Flights from Basel to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
Flights from Basel to Kiruna Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
Flights from Basel to Kiruna Airport via Munich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–7,500
Flights from Basel to Kiruna Airport via Hamburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–4,600
Flights from Basel to Kiruna Airport via Frankfurt, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–7,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kiruna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kiruna Airport via Munich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–7,000
Flights from Basel to Kiruna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kiruna Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,000
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 290–440
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 290–440
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–3,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 390–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- kr 800–1,200
- 2nd Class
- kr 600–850
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–4,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,200
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–90
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–4,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–450
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 50–75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 482
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,800
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 350–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 140–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
- kr 150–220
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 150–190
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 200–290
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 170–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,500
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 1,200–1,500
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 850–1,100
- Seating Carriage
- kr 550–650
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 442
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 442
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–110
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,400
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- info@tapanis.se
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Töre
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
Bus from Töre busstation to Sjukhuset
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 460–520
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- kr 460–520
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- kundeservice@nor-way.no
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bromsgård
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–340
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bromsgård
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 80–120
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +46 980 124 00
- info@kirunabuss.se
- Website
- Kiruna Buss Ab
Bus from Narvik Bromsgård to Sjukhuset
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Schedules at
- Kiruna Buss Ab
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Booking & Getting There
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 42m to drive from Basel to Kiruna.
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