There are 10 ways to get from Croatia to Basel by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Split Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Basel (BSL)plane SPU - BSL
4h 28mCHF 45–262Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL)plane ZAG - BSL
4h 52mCHF 39–228Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zürich Hbfbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
14h 9mCHF 161–213Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from München Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 60
14h 51mCHF 236–406Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich Hbnighttrain En
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
15h 5mCHF 237–374Fly Split Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SPU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 43mCHF 123–328Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 11mCHF 112–314Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N887
15h 50mCHF 60–110Drive, car train
- Drive from Zagreb to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Baselcar
8h 53mCHF 176–247Drive 846.3 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Baselcar 846.3 km
10h 26mCHF 137–197
Croatia to Basel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 110 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart four times a week, and operate Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 15h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Croatia to Basel. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 51m.
The distance between Croatia and Basel is 848 km. The road distance is 846.3 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Basel without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 9m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Croatia to Basel, including transfers.
Croatia to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Croatia to Basel train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Croatia to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 230 - SFr 410 and takes 14h 51m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 110 and takes 15h 50m.
What companies run services between Croatia and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet, Croatia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Basel Bad Bf via Muenchen Hbf and München Hbf in around 14h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Split Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–290
- 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 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–300
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Zagreb to Zürich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 133
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Croatia to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Croatia to Basel train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Basel is 846 km. It takes approximately 10h 26m to drive from Croatia to Basel.
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