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There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Kyiv by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train, bus via Braunschweig

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12
    2. Take the bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.bus bus Mykolayiv
    22h 31m

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Freiburg im Breisgau Bus Station to Kyiv Bus stationbus bus Euroclub
    37h 18m
    ₴4,347–8,641

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12
    2. Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodniatrain train 95
    4. Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kyiv-Pas.train train 68
    31h 4m
    ₴9,202–18,091

  4. Drive 2,032.2 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Kyivcar car 2,032.2 km
    21h 24m
    ₴17,788–25,693

  5. Fly Basel to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane BSL - RMO
    2. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus
    14h 30m

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Freiburgbus bus 107 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Freiburg to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus bus 101 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus
    41h 20m
    ₴4,751–11,178

  7. Fly Basel to Iași International Airport, drive, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane plane BSL - IAS
    2. Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Unghenicar car
    3. Take the train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.train train
    22h 30m
    ₴5,645–16,927

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane ZRH - RMO
    3. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus
    17h 55m

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane FRA - RMO
    3. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus
    16h 53m

  10. Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Suceava, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain train
    2. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Suceava (SCV)plane plane FKB - SCV
    3. Take the bus from Suceava ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus stationbus bus
    18h 31m
    ₴7,552–22,426

  11. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane MXP - RMO
    4. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus
    19h 32m

  12. Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain train
    2. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane FKB - RMO
    3. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus
    16h 46m

Basel to Kyiv by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration31h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket₴9,202Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kyiv, Ukraine?

You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Kyiv-Pas. via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, and Warszawa Wschodnia in around 31h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Kyiv Central Bus station via Freiburg and Stuttgart Airport Busterminal in around 41h 20m.

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