There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Taipei by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane ZRH - TPE
18h 44m$412–820Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan 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 Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane MXP - TPE
20h 59m$293–1,010Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane ZRH - TSA
18h 21m$529–1,415Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane FRA - TPE
18h 45m$394–1,472Fly Basel to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane BSL - TSA
20h 53m$474–1,405Fly Basel to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane BSL - TPE
21h 40m$477–860
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Taipei is to train and fly which costs $410 - $850 and takes 18h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Taipei is to train and fly which takes 18h 21m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Basel and Taipei is 9649 km.
It takes approximately 18h 44m to get from Basel to Taipei, including transfers.
Taipei is 6h ahead of Basel. It is currently 12:46 PM in Basel and 6:46 PM in Taipei.
There are 900+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Taipei, Taiwan?
Austrian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) twice daily.
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Frankfurt, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Vienna, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Munich, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Belgrade, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Budapest, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Basel to Taipei Songshan Airport via Vienna, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Basel to Taipei Songshan Airport via Munich, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Basel to Taipei Songshan Airport via Frankfurt, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Basel to Taipei Songshan Airport via Budapest, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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