There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Kuopio by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kuopio
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kuopio (KUO)plane ZRH - KUO
9h 29m€196–511Fly Basel to Kuopio
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kuopio (KUO)plane BSL - KUO
10h 1m€93–414Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N13
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kuopiotrain
43h 55m€300–511Drive 3,283.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Kuopiocar 3,283.3 km
34h 14m€620–896Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Joensuu Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Joensuu Airport (JOE)plane ZRH - JOE
- Take the bus from Kauppatori L to Tulobus
14h 30m€258–650Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Jyvaskyla Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jyvaskyla Airport (JYV)plane ZRH - JYV
- Take the train from Jyväskylä to Kuopiotrain
14h 55m€170–542Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane ZRH - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kuopiotrain
11h 22m€202–428Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 12N
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Tallinn Harbourbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Harbour to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kuopiotrain
44h 10m€353–644Train, bus via Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 3 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Warsaw, Chopin Airportbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Chopin Airport to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kuopiotrain
44h 19m€352–652Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kuopio, Bus Stationbus
2d€253–399Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kuopiocar
37h 58m€572–823
Basel to Kuopio by train, bus, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kuopio is to fly which costs €90 - €420 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kuopio is to train and fly which takes 9h 29m and costs €190 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Kuopio station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arriving at Kuopio, Bus Station via Mulhouse, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Basel and Kuopio is 2214 km. The road distance is 3283.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kuopio without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 43h 55m and costs €300 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Basel to Kuopio, including transfers.
Basel to Kuopio bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
The best way to get from Basel to Kuopio is to fly which takes 10h 1m and costs €90 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €250 - €400 and takes 2 days 0h.
Basel to Kuopio bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kuopio is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 12:29 PM in Basel and 1:29 PM in Kuopio.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kuopio, Finland?
easyJet, Finnair, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Kuopio (KUO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Kuopio, Bus Station via Mulhouse, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 in around 2d.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuopio via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Joensuu Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jyvaskyla Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jyvaskyla Airport via Hamburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jyvaskyla Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jyvaskyla Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jyvaskyla Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Basel to Kuopio via Prague, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Basel to Kuopio via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Basel to Kuopio via Copenhagen, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Basel to Kuopio via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Basel to Kuopio via Hamburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Basel to Kuopio via Munich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Basel to Kuopio via Stockholm, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
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 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 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 Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Jyväskylä to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Tallinn Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn Harbour to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Warsaw, Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Chopin Airport to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kuopio, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 20 1415500
- info@savonlinja.fi
- Website
- Savonlinja
Bus from Kauppatori L to Tulo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Website
- Savonlinja
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kuopio, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
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