There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Samoa by train or plane
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 Faleolo International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Faleolo International Airport (APW)plane ZRH - APW
29h 52m$1,537–3,065Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Faleolo International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Faleolo International Airport (APW)plane MXP - APW
36h 33m$738–2,745Fly Basel to Faleolo International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Faleolo International Airport (APW)plane BSL - APW
35h 56m$911–3,214Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Pago Pago Airport, fly to Apia Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG)plane ZRH - PPG
- Fly from Pago Pago Airport to Apia Airportplane
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Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Faleolo International Airport (APW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Samoa is to train and fly which costs $700 - $2,800 and takes 36h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Samoa is to train and fly which takes 29h 52m and costs $1,500 - $3,100.
The distance between Basel and Samoa is 16381 km.
It takes approximately 29h 52m to get from Basel to Samoa, including transfers.
Samoa is 12h ahead of Basel. It is currently 2:49 PM in Basel and 2:49 AM in Samoa.
There are 64+ hotels available in Samoa.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Samoa?
KLM, WestJet, and Fiji Airways fly from Basel (BSL) to Faleolo International Airport (APW) once a week.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Faleolo International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Basel to Faleolo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Calgary, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Zurich Airport, Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pago Pago International Airport via San Francisco, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pago Pago International Airport via Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pago Pago International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pago Pago International Airport via Seattle, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pago Pago International Airport via Toronto, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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