There are 3 ways to get from Basel to Pittsburgh by plane or 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
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane BSL - PIT
15h 25m$374–1,305Train 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 13m$387–1,157Train, 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 29m$430–1,428
Basel (BSL) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Pittsburgh is to train and fly which costs $380 - $1,200 and takes 16h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Pittsburgh is to fly which takes 15h 25m and costs $370 - $1,300.
The distance between Basel and Pittsburgh is 4202 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 25m to get from Basel to Pittsburgh, including transfers.
Pittsburgh is 6h behind Basel. It is currently 7:07 PM in Basel and 1:07 PM in Pittsburgh.
There are 680+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Brussels, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Brussels, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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