There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Tallinn by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, 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 Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BSL - TLL
6h 57m€104–296Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
30h 56m€260–766Train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Tallinntrain 889
38h 31m€282–681Drive 2,306.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Tallinncar 2,306.6 km
22h 51m€400–578Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane ZRH - TLL
6h 26m€136–363Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane FRA - TLL
7h 17m€151–421Fly Basel to Helsinki Airport, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BSL - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
10h 26m€148–368Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus N1206
35h 2m€277–585Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
39h 52m€153–323Bus via Katowice
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Katowicebus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Katowice to Tallinnbus
2d 3hCar train, drive
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Tallinncar
30h 34m€352–493
Basel to Tallinn by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Tallinn is to bus which costs €150 - €330 and takes 39h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Tallinn is to train and fly which takes 6h 26m and costs €130 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Tallinn station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Tallinn Bus Station via Karlsruhe and Riga Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Tallinn. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Tallinn via Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 31m.
The distance between Basel and Tallinn is 1740 km. The road distance is 2306.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Tallinn without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 30h 56m and costs €260 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Basel to Tallinn, including transfers.
Basel to Tallinn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Tallinn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Tallinn is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €280 - €700 and takes 38h 31m, you could also bus, which costs €150 - €330 and takes 39h 52m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Tallinn, Estonia?
Lufthansa, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Tallinn via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 38h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–380
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/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
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
Bus from Katowice to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Tallinn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Tallinn is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 8:48 AM in Basel and 9:48 AM in Tallinn.
Basel to Tallinn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Tallinn is 2307 km. It takes approximately 22h 51m to drive from Basel to Tallinn.
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