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How to get fromCape Town to Baselby plane or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Cape Town to Basel by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Basel

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    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Basel (BSL)plane plane CPT - BSL
    14h 32m
    CHF 267–1,010

  2. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CPT - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    13h 6m
    CHF 307–704

  3. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane CPT - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    18h 15m
    CHF 318–1,237

  4. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CPT - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    15h 28m
    CHF 378–911

  5. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane CPT - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train
    3. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    18h 9m
    CHF 328–861

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration16h 21mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 263Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Basel, Switzerland?

Lufthansa, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.

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