There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Sydney by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ZRH - SYD
25h 21m$810–2,509Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Sydney 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MXP - SYD
29h 42m$713–1,921Fly Basel to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BSL - SYD
25h 45m$873–1,930Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane GVA - SYD
27h 46m$874–2,126Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane STR - SYD
30h$882–2,197Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane ZRH - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra Airport, Terminal Av to Goulburn Station, Coach Stopbus
- Take the train from Goulburn Station to Central Stationtrain
32h 57m$1,013–3,352Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane ZRH - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
37h 47m$905–3,005
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $700 - $2,000 and takes 29h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Sydney is to train and fly which takes 25h 21m and costs $800 - $2,600.
The distance between Basel and Sydney is 16672 km.
It takes approximately 25h 21m to get from Basel to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 10h ahead of Basel. It is currently 8:42 AM in Basel and 6:42 PM in Sydney.
There are 4771+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Flydubai and Emirates fly from Basel (BSL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 4 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle Airport via Phuket, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Basel to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sydney International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle Airport via Phuket, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- 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
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- $35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $25–30
- 1st Class Ticket
- $30–50
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- 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
- $35–45
- 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
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $28–40
- First
- $40–55
- Sleeper
- $130–150
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $29–45
- First Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Canberra Airport, Terminal Av to Goulburn Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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