There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Vantaa by plane, train, bus, ferry, 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.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BSL - HEL
7h€104–266Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airportbus N1206
40h 23m€298–612Train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck-Travemünde Strandtrain Re8
- Take the ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinkiferry
40h 31m€386–846Drive 3,588.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Vantaacar 3,588.1 km
37h 31m€649–937Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane ZRH - HEL
6h 30m€134–307Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane FRA - HEL
7h 26m€158–382Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- 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 Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GVA - HEL
8h 39m€172–460Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1326
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airportbus N1206
44h 41m€178–322Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Vantaacar
37h 14m€660–963
Basel to Vantaa by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Vantaa is to fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Vantaa is to train and fly which takes 6h 30m and costs €130 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Vantaa. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Vehkapolku via Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Lentoasema. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 41m.
The distance between Basel and Vantaa is 1820 km. The road distance is 3588.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Vantaa without a car is to train and bus which takes 40h 23m and costs €290 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Basel to Vantaa, including transfers.
Basel to Vantaa bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
The best way to get from Basel to Vantaa is to fly which takes 7h and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €330 and takes 44h 41m.
Basel to Vantaa bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Vantaa is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 5:54 PM in Basel and 6:54 PM in Vantaa.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Vantaa, Finland?
Norwegian Air International, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Vehkapolku via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Lentoasema in around 44h 41m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck-Travemünde Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–410
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Vantaa is 3588 km. It takes approximately 37h 31m to drive from Basel to Vantaa.
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