There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Tuvalu by plane or 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 from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane BSL - FUN
41h 8m$2,104–6,505Train, 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 Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane MXP - FUN
43h 31m$1,729–5,631Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane ZRH - FUN
39h 26m$1,733–6,552Train, 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 Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane FRA - FUN
36h 53m$1,760–6,645Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane STR - FUN
43h 56m$2,153–6,739Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane MUC - FUN
41h 24m$2,009–6,828
Basel (BSL) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Tuvalu is to train and fly which costs $1,700 - $6,000 and takes 43h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Tuvalu is to train and fly which takes 36h 53m and costs $1,700 - $7,000.
The distance between Basel and Tuvalu is 15605 km.
It takes approximately 41h 8m to get from Basel to Tuvalu, including transfers.
Tuvalu is 10h ahead of Basel. It is currently 7:46 AM in Basel and 5:46 PM in Tuvalu.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Tuvalu?
Air Dolomiti, Cathay Pacific, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Basel to Funafuti International Airport via Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Basel to Funafuti International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–17,000
Flights from Basel to Funafuti International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–17,000
Flights from Basel to Funafuti International Airport via Munich International Airport, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Funafuti International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–10,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Funafuti International Airport via Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Funafuti International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Funafuti International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Funafuti International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Funafuti International Airport via Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Zurich Airport, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–17,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Munich International Airport, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Hong Kong, Nadi, Suva
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–16,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–11,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $80–120
- 2nd Class
- $60–85
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- $20–29
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- $22–28
- 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
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
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