There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Kristiansand by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, or car train
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Fly Basel to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane BSL - KRS
7h 35mkr 786–4,045Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Flensburgtrain 4
- Take the bus from Flensburg central train station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
20h 35mBus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N33
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus
32h 52mkr 1,541–3,515Drive, car train, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Hirtshalscar
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
15h 10mkr 3,260–5,385Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane ZRH - KRS
8h 26mkr 2,287–3,449Fly Basel to Stavanger Airport, Sola, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane BSL - SVG
- Take the train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjontrain
11h 11mkr 1,226–3,785Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- 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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane STR - KRS
10h 20mkr 1,726–6,513Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
26h 48mkr 2,315–5,666Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
27h 53mkr 2,259–4,588Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N33
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborgbus 353 / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
36h 20mDrive 2,156.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Kristiansandcar 2,156.4 km
20h 38mkr 4,575–6,608
Basel (BSL) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kristiansand is to bus which costs kr 1500 - kr 3600 and takes 32h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kristiansand is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs kr 750 - kr 4100.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Kristiansand stasjon via Hamburg Hbf, Göteborg Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 48m.
The distance between Basel and Kristiansand is 1203 km. The road distance is 2156.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kristiansand without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 20h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Basel to Kristiansand, including transfers.
Basel to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Kristiansand train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Kristiansand is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs kr 750 - kr 4100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 1500 - kr 3600 and takes 32h 52m, you could also train, which costs kr 2300 - kr 6000 and takes 26h 48m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kristiansand, Norway?
KLM and easyJet fly from Basel (BSL) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal in around 32h 52m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,900
Flights from Basel to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,800
Flights from Basel to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–2,900
Flights from Basel to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,700
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 320–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 530–580
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- info@NTmail.dk
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- North Jutland Transport Company
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- kr 250–450
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- kundeservice@go-aheadnordic.no
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 270–460
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 270–700
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 320–460
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–310
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 160–200
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 210–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 80–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–2,900
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 440–650
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Flensburg central train station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–420
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 250–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 340–750
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 360–650
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–700
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 416–1,068
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- kr 1,068
- No Car
- kr 416
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- info@fjordline.com
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 440–1,400
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Basel to Kristiansand train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Kristiansand is 2156 km. It takes approximately 20h 38m to drive from Basel to Kristiansand.
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