There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Vaasa by train, plane, bus, car, 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 Vaasa Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane ZRH - VAA
9h 22m€154–547Fly Basel to Vaasa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane BSL - VAA
11h 48m€103–364Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Vaasatrain
43h 11m€288–574Drive 3,315.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Vaasacar 3,315.1 km
34h 37m€600–867Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Vaasa Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane GVA - VAA
11h 40m€202–697Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK)plane ZRH - KOK
- Take the bus from Söderpåraksentie E to Vaasanpuistikko/ Maasilta pohjoinenbus
13h 21m€274–696Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Umeå Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane ZRH - UME
- Take the car ferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry
15h 11m€247–494Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Vaasa, Bus Stationbus
2d€341–817Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Vaasa, Bus Stationbus
2d 3h€218–415Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N1326
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Vaasa, Bus Stationbus N1205
2d 4h€214–388Car train, drive, car ferry
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Grenåcar
- Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry
- Drive from Halmstad to Vaasacar
42h 22m€535–793
Basel to Vaasa by train, bus, tram, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Vaasa is to fly which costs €100 - €370 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Vaasa is to train and fly which takes 9h 22m and costs €150 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Vaasa station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Vaasa, Bus Station via Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse and Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Basel and Vaasa is 2029 km. The road distance is 3315.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Vaasa without a car is to train and bus which takes 43h 11m and costs €280 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Basel to Vaasa, including transfers.
Basel to Vaasa bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
The best way to get from Basel to Vaasa is to fly which takes 11h 48m and costs €100 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €210 - €390 and takes 2 days 4h.
Basel to Vaasa bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Vaasa is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 6:12 AM in Basel and 7:12 AM in Vaasa.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Vaasa, Finland?
easyJet, Scandinavian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Vaasa Airport (VAA) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Vaasa, Bus Station via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vaasa Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vaasa Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vaasa Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Basel to Vaasa Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Basel to Vaasa Airport via Frankfurt, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Umeå Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vaasa Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vaasa Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Basel to Vaasa Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Basel to Vaasa Airport via Stockholm, Umeå Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Vaasa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–390
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 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 Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Vaasa, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Vaasa, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mulhouse to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +358 (0) 20 7434 530
- info@ingsva.fi
- Website
- ingsva.fi
Bus from Söderpåraksentie E to Vaasanpuistikko/ Maasilta pohjoinen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.ingsva.fi/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0207 716 810
- info@wasaline.com
- Website
- wasaline.com
Car ferry from Umeå to Vaasa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €43–47
- Website
- https://www.wasaline.com/en/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Grenå to Halmstad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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