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How to get fromColombo to Baselby plane or train

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There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Basel by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Basel (BSL)plane plane CMB - BSL
    13h 40m
    CHF 425–1,329

  2. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane CMB - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain train
    18h 53m
    CHF 335–662

  3. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CMB - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    13h 4m
    CHF 364–1,520

  4. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CMB - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    14h 19m
    CHF 374–915

  5. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane CMB - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain train
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    17h 27m
    CHF 467–855

  6. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane CMB - 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 34m
    CHF 456–896

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration14h 8mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 548Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Basel, Switzerland?

SriLankan Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.

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