There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Tartu by train, plane, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Tartu Ülenurme Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane ZRH - TAY
9h 59m€237–707Fly Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane BSL - TAY
10h 41m€101–469Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Spandau Bhftrain 12
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, stationbus
- Take the train from Jelgava to Tartutrain 889
31h 18m€268–869Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Tartutrain 889
37h 5m€262–583Drive 2,241.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Tartucar 2,241.9 km
22h 8m€390–563Fly Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BSL - TLL
- Take the train from Ülemiste to Tartutrain
10h 17m€102–321Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane ZRH - TLL
- Take the train from Ülemiste to Tartutrain
10h 1m€143–379Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Riga International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ZRH - RIX
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartutrain
11h€147–376Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, ferry, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane ZRH - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Take the train from Tallinn to Tartutrain
14h 10m€189–441Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartutrain 0
38h 36m€167–405Bus
- 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 Parnu Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaambus 145 / ...
43h 37m€166–308Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Mannheim - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Aardlatrain 0
45h 38m€182–333Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Tartucar
29h 37m€342–483
Basel to Tartu by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Tartu is to fly and train which costs €100 - €330 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Tartu is to train and fly which takes 9h 59m and costs €230 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Tartu. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Tartu bussijaam via Karlsruhe, Riga Central Bus Station and Pärnu bussijaam. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Tartu. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Tartu via Sargans, Wien Hbf, Kraków Główny and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 5m.
The distance between Basel and Tartu is 1831 km. The road distance is 2241.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Tartu without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 31h 18m and costs €260 - €900.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Basel to Tartu, including transfers.
Basel to Tartu bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Tartu train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Tartu is to train which takes 37h 5m and costs €260 - €600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €470 and takes 10h 41m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €310 and takes 43h 37m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Tartu, Estonia?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Tartu via Sargans, Wien Hbf, Krakow Glowny, Kraków Główny, and Vilnius in around 37h 5m. Alternatively, easyJet, Finnair, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–240
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Prague, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Oslo, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Hamburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Munich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- 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
- €100–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Jelgava to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Tallinn to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- Elron
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- €12–17
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- €12–17
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- €16–23
Train from Tallinn to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- €12–18
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- €16–23
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Aardla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- €16–23
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €120–230
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +372 640 4000
- klienditugi@gobus.ee
- Website
- Go Bus
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Go Bus
- Phone
- +372 606 4969
- info@sebe.ee
- Website
- SEBE
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- SEBE
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- Peatus Estonia
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Peatus Estonia
- Phone
- +372 5886 0000
- info@bussikeskus.ee
- Website
- Arilix OÜ
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Mannheim - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–65
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Tartu bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Tartu is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 4:17 AM in Basel and 5:17 AM in Tartu.
Basel to Tartu train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Sargans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Tartu is 2242 km. It takes approximately 22h 8m to drive from Basel to Tartu.
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