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There are 14 ways to get from Basel to Lapland by plane, train, bus, car, taxi, or car train

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  1. Fly Basel to Rovaniemi

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane plane BSL - RVN
    9h 33m
    €104–807

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train 12N
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Tallinn Harbourbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tallinn Harbour to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Helsinki to Rovaniemitrain train
    2d
    €418–723

  3. Drive  2,988 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Rovaniemicar car 2,988 km
    30h 46m
    €563–813

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Rovaniemi

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane plane ZRH - RVN
    8h 26m
    €192–451

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kittilä Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane plane ZRH - KTT
    8h 26m
    €263–653

  6. Fly Basel to Kittilä Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane plane BSL - KTT
    11h 12m
    €285–609

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kemi-Tornio Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM)plane plane ZRH - KEM
    12h 28m
    €351–1,548

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Oulu Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane plane ZRH - OUL
    3. Take the train from Oulu to Kemitrain train
    11h 16m
    €268–466

  9. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Skellefteå Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)plane plane ZRH - SFT
    3. Drive from Skelleftea-Airport-SFT to Torniocar car
    11h 19m
    €201–673

  10. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Luleå/Kallax Airport, taxi

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA)plane plane ZRH - LLA
    3. Take the taxi from Luleå Airport to Haparanda Tornio resecentrumtaxi taxi
    9h 26m
    €180–490

  11. Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N13
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    4. Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain train
    2d
    €359–586

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    3. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 6h
    €287–444

  13. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from 29 to 1bus bus Ob4
    2d 8h
    €221–442

  14. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lüneburg to Rovaniemicar car
    34h 29m
    €522–773

Basel to Lapland by train, bus, and foot

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Duration2dAverage Duration
Ticket€418Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,376.3 km
  • Duration: 9h 33m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lapland, Finland?

Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and six other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Rovaniemi (RVN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Rovaniemi, Bus Station via Mulhouse, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 in around 2d 6h.

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