There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Tallinn by plane, train, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, night train, or car train
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Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BSL - TLL
6h 51m€99–306Train, bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 12
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
30h 46m€281–802Train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- 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 42m€268–1,021Drive 2,306.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Tallinncar 2,306.6 km
22h 52m€406–586Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane ZRH - TLL
6h 25m€147–368Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane FRA - TLL
7h 21m€150–463Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus N1224
32h 14m€276–752Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Suedkreuznighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus N1224
35h 17m€168–337Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
38h 22mCar train, drive
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Tallinncar
30h 33m€352–503
Basel to Tallinn by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Tallinn is to fly which costs €95 - €310 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Tallinn is to train and fly which takes 6h 25m and costs €140 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Tallinn station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Tallinn Bus Station via Frankfurt and Riga Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Tallinn. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Tallinn via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 42m.
The distance between Basel and Tallinn is 1739 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 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 30h 46m and costs €280 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Basel to Tallinn, including transfers.
Basel to Tallinn bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof 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 51m and costs €95 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €260 - €1100 and takes 38h 42m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 38h 22m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Tallinn, Estonia?
Wizz Air, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Tallinn via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 38h 42m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/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
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- 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 DetailsContact 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Schedules at
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- 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/
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Tallinn bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Tallinn is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 12:09 PM in Basel and 1:09 PM in Tallinn.
Basel to Tallinn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Tallinn is 2307 km. It takes approximately 22h 52m to drive from Basel to Tallinn.
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