There are 4 ways to get from Cleveland 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 Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Basel (BSL)plane CLE - BSL
14h 16mCHF 325–1,206Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CLE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 19mCHF 361–1,005Train to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL)plane PIT - BSL
17h 11mCHF 416–1,200Train, bus to Detroit, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL)plane DTW - BSL
18h 10m
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 360 - SFr 1100 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Basel is to fly which takes 14h 16m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 1300.
The distance between Cleveland and Basel is 6740 km.
It takes approximately 14h 16m to get from Cleveland to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Cleveland. It is currently 12:37 PM in Cleveland and 6:37 PM in Basel.
There are 1316+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Air Canada, Air Transat, and two other airlines fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,400
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,500
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
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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