There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Vaasa by train, plane, car ferry, bus, car, 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 51m€346–553Fly Basel to Vaasa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane BSL - VAA
11h 52m€123–394Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain 083
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Umeå Östra stationtrain 92 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry
38h 17m€426–791Train, bus
- 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€325–807Drive 3,315.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Vaasacar 3,315.1 km
34h 37m€604–873Train 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 Kruunupyy st1 E to Sepänkyläntie/Maasilta Ebus
13h 5m€287–753Train 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 16m€279–501Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Vaasa Airport
- 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 Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane STR - VAA
12h 41m€200–679Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane ZRH - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Vaasatrain
10h 48m€207–420Bus
- 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€214–378Bus via Riga
- Take the bus from Basel to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Vaasa, Bus Stationbus
2d 5h€197–390Car 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€535–783
Basel to Vaasa by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Vaasa is to bus via Riga which costs €190 - €390 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Vaasa is to train and fly which takes 9h 51m and costs €340 - €600.
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 2 days 0h and costs €320 - €850.
It takes approximately 9h 51m 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 52m and costs €120 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €210 - €380 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 12:23 AM in Basel and 1:23 AM in Vaasa.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Vaasa, Finland?
easyJet, Finnair, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Vaasa Airport (VAA) once daily. 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
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vaasa Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Basel to Vaasa Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Basel to Vaasa Airport via Stockholm, Umeå Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vaasa Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Vaasa Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Umeå Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–290
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vaasa Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- 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
- €30–95
- 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
- €95–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Umeå Östra station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/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
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–390
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Tikkurila to Vaasa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Vaasa, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- 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
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
- Phone
- +358 (0) 20 7434 530
- info@ingsva.fi
- Website
- ingsva.fi
Bus from Kruunupyy st1 E to Sepänkyläntie/Maasilta E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.ingsva.fi/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €120–250
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- 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
- €43–48
- 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
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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