There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Moldova by plane, car, train, bus, or car train
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Fly Basel to Iași International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane BSL - IAS
- Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Unghenicar
5h 40m$75–315Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
31h 47m$150–540Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- 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 44m$425–762Drive 1,931.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Chișinăucar 1,931.5 km
24h 43m$390–563Fly Basel to Chișinău International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane BSL - RMO
7h 29m$90–266Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Iași International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane ZRH - IAS
- Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Unghenicar
8h 5m$135–441Train 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
8h 23m$140–372Fly Mulhouse to Chișinău International Airport
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane MLH - RMO
5h 54m$135–556Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Veronabus FlixBus N401
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
32h 27m$118–194Train, bus
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
- Take the bus from Iași to Chisinau Airportbus
41h 28m$168–296Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
- Take the train from Iasi to Chisinautrain 402
43h 58mDrive, 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 30m$441–643
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 27m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Moldova is to fly and drive which takes 5h 40m 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 Verona Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 27m.
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 44m.
The distance between Basel and Moldova is 1555 km. The road distance is 1931.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Moldova without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 31h 47m and costs $150 - $550.
It takes approximately 5h 40m 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 train which takes 42h 44m and costs $420 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $90 - $270 and takes 7h 29m, you could also bus, which costs $110 - $200 and takes 32h 27m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Moldova?
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 44m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Basel to Chișinău International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Mulhouse to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Basel to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Chișinău International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Basel to Chișinău International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- 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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- 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 Hbf to Ploiesti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–450
- 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
- $18–29
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.alverstur.md/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- 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 Verona station.
Moldova is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 11:20 PM in Basel and 12:20 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 1932 km. It takes approximately 24h 43m to drive from Basel to Moldova.
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