There are 3 ways to get from Basel to Tel Aviv by train or plane
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
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane ZRH - TLV
7h 53m₪622–1,384Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
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 Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane MXP - TLV
11h 28m₪285–1,336Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane BSL - TLV
8h 20m₪626–1,534
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Tel Aviv is to train and fly which costs ₪ 280 - ₪ 1,400 and takes 11h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Tel Aviv is to train and fly which takes 7h 53m and costs ₪ 600 - ₪ 1,400.
The distance between Basel and Tel Aviv is 2920 km.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Basel to Tel Aviv, including transfers.
Tel Aviv is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 11:57 AM in Basel and 12:57 PM in Tel Aviv.
There are 1688+ hotels available in Tel Aviv.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Tel Aviv, Israel?
easyJet, El Al, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) once daily.
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪600–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪500–1,700
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–2,200
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–2,200
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–2,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪600–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪550–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪650–1,900
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪180–850
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–1,500
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪650–1,800
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪650–1,900
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–2,200
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₪95–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₪270–400
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₪65–90
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪21–26
- Website
- Trenord
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