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How to get fromCairns to Baselby plane or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Basel by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Basel (BSL)planeCNS - BSL
    26h 15m
    CHF 534–1,523

  2. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)planeCNS - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
    29h 14m
    CHF 439–1,293

  3. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeCNS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
    24h 44m
    CHF 509–1,434

  4. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeCNS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
    26h 47m
    CHF 509–1,507

  5. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeCNS - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
    3. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
    29h 52m
    CHF 524–1,497

  6. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)planeCNS - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
    35h 5m
    CHF 527–1,310

  7. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)planeCNS - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
    29h 15m
    CHF 636–2,073

Cairns (CNS) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration28h 36mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 530Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Basel, Switzerland?

Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Basel (BSL) once daily.

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