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There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Moscow by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane plane ZRH - SVO
    11h 54m
    ₽12,603–30,251

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus bus
    41h 50m
    ₽9,707–19,873

  3. Train, bus via Reinickendorf

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to S Spandau Bhftrain train 12
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain train
    35h 50m
    ₽20,668–42,996

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus bus
    41h 2m
    ₽18,993–32,111

  5. Drive  2,599.6 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Moscowcar car 2,599.6 km
    25h 46m
    ₽42,267–61,053

  6. Fly Basel to Moscow Vnukovo

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane plane BSL - VKO
    11h 26m
    ₽13,433–55,684

  7. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane plane GVA - SVO
    14h 37m
    ₽18,127–39,292

  8. Fly Mulhouse to Sheremetyevo International Airport

    1. Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane plane MLH - SVO
    12h 5m
    ₽12,688–35,864

  9. Fly Basel to Sheremetyevo International Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane plane BSL - SVO
    12h 15m
    ₽10,688–29,864

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain train
    4. Take the train from Hudahaj to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain train
    2d

  11. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus 905
    3. Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain train
    2d 1h
    ₽21,307–35,871

  12. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lüneburg to Moscowcar car
    31h 15m
    ₽36,192–51,277

Basel to Moscow by train and bus

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration2d 1hAverage Duration
Ticket₽21,307Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,306 km
  • Duration: 11h 54m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Moscow, Russia?

Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal via Nuremberg central bus station, Nuremberg, and Minsk Central Bus Station in around 41h 50m.

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