There are 3 ways to get from Basel to Pittsburgh by plane or train
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Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane BSL - PIT
15h 44m$454–1,605Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane ZRH - PIT
16h 15m$541–1,619Train, 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 Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane GVA - PIT
18h 18m$550–1,683
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 $550 - $1,700 and takes 18h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Pittsburgh is to fly which takes 15h 44m and costs $450 - $1,600.
The distance between Basel and Pittsburgh is 4202 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 44m to get from Basel to Pittsburgh, including transfers.
Pittsburgh is 6h behind Basel. It is currently 8:25 PM in Basel and 2:25 PM in Pittsburgh.
There are 751+ hotels available in Pittsburgh.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Pittsburgh, PA, USA?
British Airways, Air Transat, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- 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
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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