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How to get fromBasel to Sacramentoby train, plane, subway, or bus

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There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Sacramento by train, plane, subway, or bus

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane plane ZRH - SMF
    18h 8m
    $415–1,457

  2. Fly Basel to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane BSL - SFO
    2. Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway subway
    3. Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain train
    20h 11m
    $327–1,176

  3. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane ZRH - SFO
    3. Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway subway
    4. Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain train
    19h 10m
    $396–584

  4. Fly Basel to Sacramento International Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane plane BSL - SMF
    19h 5m
    $426–1,609

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane FRA - SFO
    4. Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway subway
    5. Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain train
    19h 47m
    $403–766

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane plane ZRH - RNO
    3. Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Sacramento Bus Stationbus bus
    22h
    $456–1,593

  7. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane STR - SFO
    4. Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway subway
    5. Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain train
    23h
    $365–1,409

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration16h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket$386Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 5,813.7 mi
  • Duration: 18h 8m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Sacramento, CA, USA?

KLM, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) once daily.

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