There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Russia by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Pulkovo Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane ZRH - LED
13h 5m₽19,396–59,479Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 122 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
2d 9h₽11,359–18,599Train, bus via Magdeburg
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Magdeburg Hbftrain 12
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Brest Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
37h 13m₽16,075–34,638Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
41h 2m₽13,041–24,589Drive 2,599.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Moscowcar 2,599.7 km
25h 52m₽40,044–57,841Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane ZRH - SVO
12h 42m₽34,406–69,469Fly Basel to Pulkovo Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane BSL - LED
11h 10m₽23,427–75,559Fly Basel to Krasnodar
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane BSL - KRR
16h 23m₽33,757–120,939Fly Mulhouse to Pulkovo Airport
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane MLH - LED
13h 30m₽17,427–65,559Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Krasnodar
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane ZRH - KRR
15h 3m₽40,726–89,859Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12
- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Brest Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
37h 39m₽16,808–30,031Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
2d₽18,209–35,967
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Russia is to bus which costs RUB 11000 - RUB 19000 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Russia is to fly which takes 11h 10m and costs RUB 23000 - RUB 80000.
The distance between Basel and Russia is 2086 km. The road distance is 2599.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Russia without a car is to train and bus via Magdeburg which takes 37h 13m and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 35000.
It takes approximately 13h 5m to get from Basel to Russia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Basel to Russia is to fly which takes 11h 10m and costs RUB 23000 - RUB 80000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 11000 - RUB 19000 and takes 2 days 9h.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Russia is 2600 km. It takes approximately 25h 52m to drive from Basel to Russia.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Russia?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and AJet fly from Basel (BSL) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Teatralnaya via Karlsruhe central train station, Karlsruhe, Riga Central Bus Station, Moskow, Bus Station " Northern Gate", and Khovrino in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–55,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽31,000–60,000
Flights from Mulhouse to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–65,000
Flights from Mulhouse to Pulkovo Airport via Banja Luka, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–65,000
Flights from Mulhouse to Pulkovo Airport via Ohrid, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
Flights from Mulhouse to Pulkovo Airport via Podgorica, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–65,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–75,000
Flights from Basel to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–85,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–49,000
Flights from Basel to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–75,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Basel to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–120,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–100,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Krasnodar via Belgrade, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–48,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–65,000
Flights from Basel to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–80,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Krasnodar via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–85,000
- 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
- ₽1,900–3,600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–18,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–9,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,600–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–9,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–10,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,000–5,500
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₽6,500–9,500
- 2nd Class
- ₽5,000–7,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–22,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,700–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Magdeburg to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Braunschweig to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–9,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–8,300
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–8,500
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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