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 42m$414–1,205Train 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 13m$313–1,260Train 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$479–916Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Pittsburgh International Airport
- 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 37m$456–1,030
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 $470 - $950 and takes 16h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Pittsburgh is to fly which takes 15h 42m and costs $410 - $1,200.
The distance between Basel and Pittsburgh is 4202 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 42m to get from Basel to Pittsburgh, including transfers.
Pittsburgh is 5h behind Basel. It is currently 3:28 PM in Basel and 10:28 AM in Pittsburgh.
There are 624+ hotels available in Pittsburgh.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Pittsburgh, PA, USA?
British Airways, Air Transat, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Morgantown Municipal Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Morgantown Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Morgantown Municipal Airport via Munich, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Morgantown Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Morgantown Municipal Airport via Brussels, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- 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
- $25–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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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