There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Stockholm by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane BSL - ARN
5h 5mkr 1,189–2,899Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain 083 / ...
19h 9mkr 2,902–5,968Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
29h 25mkr 1,353–2,387Drive 1,900.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Stockholmcar 1,900.1 km
17h 40mkr 3,557–5,138Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane ZRH - ARN
6h 19mkr 1,834–4,051Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain 083 / ...
20h 22mkr 2,855–5,959Night train, train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Harburgnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 10300
23h 58mkr 1,733–3,389Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Stockholmcar
21h 23mkr 3,022–4,232
Basel to Stockholm by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Stockholm is to bus which costs 1300 kr - 2400 kr and takes 29h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Stockholm is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs 1100 kr - 2900 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Freiburg and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Stockholm C via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 9m.
The distance between Basel and Stockholm is 1547 km. The road distance is 1900.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Stockholm without a car is to train which takes 19h 9m and costs 2900 kr - 6000 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Basel to Stockholm, including transfers.
Basel to Stockholm bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Stockholm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Stockholm is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs 1100 kr - 2900 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 2900 kr - 6000 kr and takes 19h 9m, you could also bus, which costs 1300 kr - 2400 kr and takes 29h 25m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Stockholm, Sweden?
Norwegian Air International, Lufthansa, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Basel (BSL) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Stockholm C via Hamburg Hbf in around 19h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,600
Flights from Basel to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–1,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,900
Flights from Basel to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,700
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- 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
- kr 340–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,400
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 1,100–1,400
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 850–1,000
- Seating Carriage
- kr 500–650
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Stockholm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Basel to Stockholm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Stockholm is 1900 km. It takes approximately 17h 40m to drive from Basel to Stockholm.
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