There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Pittsburgh by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane BSL - PIT
15h 24m$364–1,405Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Morgantown Municipal Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW)plane ZRH - MGW
- Take the bus from Mountaineer Station to Pittsburgh Greyhoundbus
20h 48m$309–1,128Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane ZRH - PIT
16h 19m$545–884Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST)plane ZRH - JST
- Take the train from Johnstown Amtrak Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
23h 17m$376–1,142
Basel (BSL) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Pittsburgh is to train and fly which costs $500 - $900 and takes 16h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Pittsburgh is to fly which takes 15h 24m and costs $360 - $1,500.
The distance between Basel and Pittsburgh is 4202 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 24m to get from Basel to Pittsburgh, including transfers.
Pittsburgh is 6h behind Basel. It is currently 2:12 AM in Basel and 8:12 PM in Pittsburgh.
There are 720+ hotels available in Pittsburgh.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Pittsburgh, PA, USA?
British Airways, Ryanair, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Morgantown Municipal Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Morgantown Municipal Airport via Munich, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Morgantown Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Morgantown Municipal Airport via Brussels, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Morgantown Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- 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
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Johnstown Amtrak Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 304-291-7433
- Website
- busride.org
Bus from Mountaineer Station to Pittsburgh Greyhound
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–30
- Website
- https://www.busride.org
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