There are 7 ways to get from Chennai to Basel by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chennai International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Basel (BSL)plane MAA - BSL
15h 36mCHF 293–1,104Fly Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MAA - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
20h 16mCHF 184–702Fly Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 50mCHF 269–653Fly Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
16h 26mCHF 270–530Fly Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAA - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
19h 33mCHF 368–664Fly Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MAA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
21h 39mCHF 253–517Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
20h 53mCHF 232–621
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 180 - SFr 700 and takes 20h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Basel is to fly which takes 15h 36m and costs SFr 290 - SFr 1100.
The distance between Chennai and Basel is 7667 km.
It takes approximately 15h 36m to get from Chennai to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 4h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 4:11 AM in Chennai and 11:41 PM in Basel.
There are 1314+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via Mumbai, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Mumbai, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–550
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–750
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–750
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Kuwait, Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–440
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–450
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–490
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Sharjah, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–16
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- CHF 2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- CHF 5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- CHF 7–10
- First Class (1A)
- CHF 12–16
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–3
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- CHF 1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- CHF 1–3
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