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There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Vaasa by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, night train, or car train

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vaasa Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane plane ZRH - VAA
    9h 15m
    €202–514

  2. Fly Basel to Vaasa Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane plane BSL - VAA
    13h 41m
    €103–444

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N13
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    4. Take the train from Helsinki to Vaasatrain train
    43h 25m
    €295–485

  4. Drive  3,315.1 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Vaasacar car 3,315.1 km
    34h 37m
    €679–981

  5. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Vaasa Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane plane GVA - VAA
    14h 18m
    €197–593

  6. Fly Basel to Umeå Airport, car ferry

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane plane BSL - UME
    2. Take the carferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry car ferry
    15h 23m
    €146–452

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK)plane plane ZRH - KOK
    3. Take the bus from Kruunupyy koulu to Vaasanpuistikko / matkakeskus Pbus bus
    11h 48m
    €258–588

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Umeå Airport, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane plane ZRH - UME
    3. Take the carferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry car ferry
    15h 11m
    €315–472

  9. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbftrain train 60
    2. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnianighttrain night train En
    3. Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Vaasa, Bus Stationbus bus
    2d
    €342–592

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Vaasa, Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 3h
    €231–471

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Mulhouse to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus N1326
    2. Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Vaasa, Bus Stationbus bus N1205
    2d 4h
    €275–418

  12. Car train, drive, car ferry

    1. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lüneburg to Grenåcar car
    3. Take the carferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry car ferry
    4. Drive from Halmstad to Vaasacar car
    43h 15m
    €612–918

Basel to Vaasa by train, bus, and tram

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration43h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€295Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,029.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 15m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Vaasa, Finland?

easyJet, Finnair, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Vaasa Airport (VAA) 3 times a day. 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.

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