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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

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    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Basel (BSL)plane plane CMB - BSL
    14h 27m
    CHF 265–471

  2. 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 6m
    CHF 285–505

  3. 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 47m
    CHF 308–832

  4. 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
    17h 35m
    CHF 308–808

  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 Berntrain train
    3. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    18h 19m
    CHF 326–637

  6. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    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
    19h 25m
    CHF 266–684

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

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration14h 54mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 311Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Basel, Switzerland?

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

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