There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Montreal by plane or 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 from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane BSL - YUL
10h 48m$559–1,311Train to Zurich Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane ZRH - YUL
12h 18m$525–831Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane FRA - YUL
12h 44m$562–1,530Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane GVA - YUL
14h 21m$556–1,161
Basel (BSL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Montreal is to train and fly which costs $500 - $850 and takes 12h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Montreal is to fly which takes 10h 48m and costs $550 - $1,400.
The distance between Basel and Montreal is 5946 km.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Basel to Montreal, including transfers.
Montreal is 6h behind Basel. It is currently 10:18 AM in Basel and 4:18 AM in Montreal.
There are 1327+ hotels available in Montreal.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Montreal, QC, Canada?
Air Transat, Air France, and British Airways fly from Basel (BSL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- $55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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