There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Oslo by plane, train, bus, car ferry, 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 from Basel, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane BSL - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
4h 55mkr 1,156–3,686Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal stationtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
21h 13mkr 2,741–5,433Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
28h 45mkr 1,561–2,491Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
- Take the carferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangencarferry
29h 31mkr 4,085–8,396Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane ZRH - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
6h 14mkr 1,579–3,785Bus via Kunowice
- Take the bus from BASEL, Hbf - Meret Oppenheim-Strasse 80 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from Słubice to Oslo bussterminalbus
38h 45mkr 2,296–3,790Drive 1,864.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Oslocar 1,864.1 km
17h 4mkr 3,862–5,579Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Oslocar
20h 57mkr 3,323–4,533
Basel to Oslo by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Oslo is to bus which costs kr 1500 - kr 2500 and takes 28h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Oslo is to fly and train which takes 4h 55m and costs kr 1100 - kr 3700.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Oslo. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Oslo bussterminal via Freiburg and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Oslo. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Oslo S via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station and Göteborg Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 13m.
The distance between Basel and Oslo is 1474 km. The road distance is 1864.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Oslo without a car is to train which takes 21h 13m and costs kr 2700 - kr 5500.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Basel to Oslo, including transfers.
Basel to Oslo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Oslo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Oslo is to train which takes 21h 13m and costs kr 2700 - kr 5500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 1500 - kr 2500 and takes 28h 45m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Oslo, Norway?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Oslo S via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station, and Göteborg Centralstation in around 21h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Oslo bussterminal via Freiburg and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 28h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
Flights from Basel to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,900
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 283
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–4,700
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 4,700
- No Car
- kr 2,300
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Oslo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Basel to Oslo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Oslo is 1864 km. It takes approximately 17h 4m to drive from Basel to Oslo.
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