There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Reno by train, plane, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane ZRH - RNO
18h 11m$590–3,412Fly Basel to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane BSL - RNO
18h 32m$504–1,705Train to Frankfurt, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane FRA - RNO
18h 25m$523–1,663Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ZRH - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Renobus
22h 55m$782–2,186
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Reno is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,700 and takes 18h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Reno is to train and fly which takes 18h 11m and costs $550 - $3,500.
The distance between Basel and Reno is 5737 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 11m to get from Basel to Reno, including transfers.
Reno is 9h behind Basel. It is currently 12:40 AM in Basel and 3:40 PM in Reno.
There are 545+ hotels available in Reno.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Reno, NV, USA?
Air France, Southwest Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Basel to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Frankfurt, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Basel to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–3,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–2,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Basel to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- 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
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Sacramento to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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