There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Moldova by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Basel to Chișinău International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)BSL - RMO
5h 47m$84–255Fly Basel to Iași International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Iași International Airport (IAS)BSL - IAS
- Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Ungheni
5h 37m$80–295Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta NuovaFr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
31h 42m$152–390Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien MeidlingRjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Ploiesti Vest347
- Take the train from Ploiesti Sud to Chisinau402
42h 43m$395–597Drive 1,908.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Chișinău1,908.9 km
24h 49m$385–556Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)STR - RMO
8h 43m$132–389Bus via Tecuci
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Tecuci
- Take the bus from Tecuci to Chișinău
31h 51mBus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Colmar108
- Take the bus from Colmar to Huşi
- Take the bus from Huși to Chișinău
41h 11mDrive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Chișinău
24h 37m$441–633
Basel to Moldova by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Moldova is to fly which costs $80 - $260 and takes 5h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Moldova is to fly and drive which takes 5h 37m and costs $75 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Moldova. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse and arriving at Chișinău via Tecuci. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 51m.
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 Meidling, 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 1908.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Moldova without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 42m and costs $150 - $390.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Basel to Moldova, including transfers.
Basel to Moldova bus services, operated by Transmarian, depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse 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 via Tecuci, which costs and takes 31h 51m.
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 Meidling, 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
- $100–440
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- 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
- 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
- $23–30
- 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
- $21–45
- 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
- 6 times a week
- 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 Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–180
Train from Wien Meidling to Ploiesti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–330
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- $30–50
- 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
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $17–21
- 1st Class Ticket
- $22–35
- 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
- $8–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- 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
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Tecuci
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Tecuci to Chișinău
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
Bus from Huși to Chișinău
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Colmar to Huşi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Moldova bus services, operated by Transmarian, arrive at Tecuci station.
Moldova is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 6:13 PM in Basel and 7:13 PM 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 24h 49m to drive from Basel to Moldova.
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