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There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Ukraine by train, plane, car, or bus

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, drive

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE)plane plane ZRH - RZE
    3. Drive from Rzeszow-Airport-RZE to Lviv urban hromadacar car
    9h 22m
    ₴9,402–24,368

  2. Fly Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane BSL - KRK
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glownytrain train
    3. Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Lvivtrain train
    12h 22m
    ₴4,064–14,710

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12
    2. Take the bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.bus bus Mykolayiv
    22h 54m

  4. Train via Innsbruck

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain train Ic3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Wien Meidlingtrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyitrain train
    32h 46m
    ₴19,755–38,908

  5. Drive  2,034.7 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Kyivcar car 2,034.7 km
    21h 24m
    ₴18,476–26,688

  6. Fly Basel to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane BSL - RMO
    2. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Pryvoz Bus Stationbus bus
    9h 26m

  7. Fly Mulhouse to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane MLH - RMO
    2. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Pryvoz Bus Stationbus bus
    8h 1m

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane ZRH - WAW
    3. Take the bus from Warszawa Centralna Station to Lviv Palace Squarebus bus
    11h 27m
    ₴8,237–18,018

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus FlixBus 108 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Kyivbus bus Kyiv-Karlsruhe
    28h 7m
    ₴6,508–10,492

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyitrain train
    33h 11m
    ₴21,140–34,756

  11. Bus via Stuttgart Airport (STR)

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgartbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus N3205
    40h 14m
    ₴10,745–15,904

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration4h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket₴5,429Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,294.8 km
  • Duration: 9h 22m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ukraine?

You can take a train from Basel SBB to Khreshchatyk via Sargans, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Wien Meidling, Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi, and Vokzalna in around 32h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Maidan Nezalezhnosti via Karlsruhe central train station, Karlsruhe, Kyiv, and Demiivska in around 28h 7m.

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