There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Moldova by plane, train, 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.
Fly Basel to Chișinău International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane BSL - RMO
5h 47m$84–255Fly Basel to Iași International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane BSL - IAS
- Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Unghenicar
5h 38m$80–315Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
31h 39m$150–389Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Ploiesti Vesttrain 347
- Take the train from Ploiesti Sud to Chisinautrain 402
42h 43m$395–582Drive 1,909.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Chișinăucar 1,909.5 km
25h 4m$385–556Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane ZRH - RMO
9h 12m$128–338Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chișinău International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane FRA - RMO
8h 10m$135–369Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N11 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Veronabus 423 / ...
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
32h 25m$112–194Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
- Take the bus from Iași to Chisinau Airportbus
39h 19m$210–325Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
- Take the train from Iasi to Chisinautrain 402
44h 20mDrive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Chișinăucar
24h 51m$441–633
Basel to Moldova by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Moldova is to bus which costs $110 - $200 and takes 32h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Moldova is to fly and drive which takes 5h 38m and costs $75 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Moldova. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Chisinau, Gara Feroviara via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Verona Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Moldova. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Chisinau via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Ploieşti Vest and Ploiesti Sud. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 43m.
The distance between Basel and Moldova is 1628 km. The road distance is 1909.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Moldova without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 31h 39m and costs $150 - $390.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Basel to Moldova, including transfers.
Basel to Moldova bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Moldova train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Moldova is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $80 - $260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $390 - $600 and takes 42h 43m, you could also bus, which costs $110 - $200 and takes 32h 25m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Moldova?
Aura Airlines and Austrian Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Chisinau via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Ploieşti Vest, and Ploiesti Sud in around 42h 43m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–180
Train from Wien Hbf to Ploiesti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Ploiesti Sud to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- railway.md
Train from Iasi to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +373 69 581 101
- info@alverstur.md
- Website
- alverstur.md
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.alverstur.md/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0040 263 215 521
- alexa.trans@yahoo.com
- Website
- alexatrans.ro
Bus from Strasbourg to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- alexatrans.ro
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Iași to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $38
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bregenz to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Moldova bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Moldova is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 1:06 AM in Basel and 2:06 AM in Moldova.
Basel to Moldova train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Moldova is 1909 km. It takes approximately 25h 4m to drive from Basel to Moldova.
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