There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Oulu by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane ZRH - OUL
9h€179–443Fly from Basel
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane BSL - OUL
10h 4m€92–389Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain Ic
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Torniobus
- Take the bus from Puutarhakatu 6 I to Raatti Ebus
38h 47m€266–468Train, bus via Helsinki
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Oulutrain
44h 51m€139–328Drive 2,997.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Oulucar 2,997.3 km
30h 44m€536–775Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane GVA - OUL
11h 35m€256–490Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kuopio, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kuopio to Oulutrain
2d 2h€260–563Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Stationbus 107 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Oulu, Bus Stationbus
2d 5h€124–262Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Oulucar
30h 27m€549–812
Basel to Oulu by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Oulu is to bus which costs €120 - €270 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Oulu is to train and fly which takes 9h and costs €170 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Oulu station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Oulu, Bus Station via Zurich Bus Station and Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Basel and Oulu is 2305 km. The road distance is 2997.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Oulu without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 47m and costs €260 - €470.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Basel to Oulu, including transfers.
Basel to Oulu bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Oulu is to fly which takes 10h 4m and costs €90 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €270 and takes 2 days 5h.
Basel to Oulu bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Oulu is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 3:07 AM in Basel and 4:07 AM in Oulu.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Oulu, Finland?
Lufthansa, Finnair, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Oulu Airport (OUL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Oulu, Bus Station via Zurich Bus Station and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–360
Flights from Basel to Oulu Airport via Munich, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Basel to Oulu Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Basel to Oulu Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Basel to Oulu Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Basel to Oulu Airport via Hamburg, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–470
Flights from Basel to Oulu Airport via Prague, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–480
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €46–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Kuopio to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- info@tapanis.se
- Website
- tapanis.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Tornio
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://tapanis.se/
- Phone
- +358 0200 4000
- Website
- matkahuolto.fi
Bus from Puutarhakatu 6 I to Raatti E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.matkahuolto.fi/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kuopio, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Oulu is 2997 km. It takes approximately 30h 44m to drive from Basel to Oulu.
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