There are 3 ways to get from Basel to Socotra by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Socotra (SCT)plane ZRH - SCT
5d 23h$396–1,463Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
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 Socotra (SCT)plane MXP - SCT
5d 21h$326–1,457Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Socotra (SCT)plane MUC - SCT
5d 21h$498–1,729
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Socotra (SCT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Socotra is to train and fly which costs $320 - $1,500 and takes 5 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Socotra is to train and fly which takes 5 days 21h and costs $490 - $1,800.
The distance between Basel and Socotra is 5820 km.
It takes approximately 5 days 23h to get from Basel to Socotra, including transfers.
Socotra is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 9:21 AM in Basel and 10:21 AM in Socotra.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Socotra, Yemen?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Socotra. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Socotra (SCT), then take the taxi to Hadibu. Alternatively, you can take the train to Lugano, take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Socotra (SCT), then take the taxi to Hadibu.
- Website
- yemenia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Socotra via Cairo, Mukalla
- Ave. Duration
- 5d 21h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Socotra via Cairo, Mukalla
- Ave. Duration
- 5d 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Socotra via Cairo, Mukalla
- Ave. Duration
- 5d 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
- 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
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- 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/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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