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There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Russia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Pulkovo Airport

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    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane plane ZRH - LED
    11h 45m
    ₽12,370–31,504

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12
    2. Take the bus from Braunschweig to Brest Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain train
    37h 49m
    ₽37,963–55,623

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Wrocławbus bus
    2. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus bus
    41h 19m
    ₽22,477–33,049

  4. Drive  2,599.6 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Moscowcar car 2,599.6 km
    25h 46m
    ₽43,827–63,306

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane plane ZRH - SVO
    12h 12m
    ₽12,380–31,494

  6. Fly Mulhouse to Pulkovo Airport

    1. Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane plane MLH - LED
    11h 41m
    ₽14,441–38,574

  7. Fly Basel to Krasnodar

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane plane BSL - KRR
    10h 9m
    ₽16,801–48,994

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Krasnodar

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane plane ZRH - KRR
    10h 33m
    ₽20,230–49,924

  9. Fly Mulhouse to Sheremetyevo International Airport

    1. Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane plane MLH - SVO
    12h 3m
    ₽13,451–38,564

  10. Train, bus via Halle (Saale)

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train 12
    2. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Brest Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain train
    37h 54m
    ₽37,502–59,707

  11. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus 905
    3. Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain train
    2d 1h
    ₽21,797–36,268

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus bus
    2d 7h
    ₽22,136–34,427

  13. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lüneburg to Moscowcar car
    31h 15m
    ₽37,199–53,287

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights

Calendar42Weekly Planes
Duration9h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket₽9,893Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,086 km
  • Duration: 11h 45m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Russia?

Wizz Air, Air Serbia, and Ulendo Airlink fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Teatralnaya via Nuremberg central bus station, Riga, Bus Station, Riga Central Bus Station, Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal, and Khovrino in around 2d 7h.

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