There are 6 ways to get from Chennai to Basel by plane or train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Basel (BSL)plane MAA - BSL
15h 35mCHF 233–854Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- 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 20mCHF 173–507Fly 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
17hCHF 212–508Fly 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 45mCHF 234–680Fly 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 29mCHF 289–641Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MAA - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
19hCHF 278–977
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 210 - SFr 550 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Basel is to fly which takes 15h 35m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 900.
The distance between Chennai and Basel is 7674 km.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Chennai to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 4h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 1:12 AM in Chennai and 8:42 PM in Basel.
There are 1293+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via Mumbai, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Mumbai, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–490
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–460
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–430
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–420
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–470
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–480
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–450
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–460
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–430
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–24
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 27–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–90
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
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