There are 12 ways to get from Croatia to Basel by plane, bus, train, night train, car, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL)ZAG - BSL
4h 54mCHF 48–218Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb Central Bus Station to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-StrasseUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
13h 15mCHF 30–50Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen HbfEc
- Take the train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof60 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf20 / ...
14h 50mCHF 84–219Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich HbEn
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBIr36 / ...
15h 6mCHF 61–236Fly Split Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)SPU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
5h 39mCHF 109–286Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 3mCHF 98–252Train, drive to Mahovljani Airport, fly to Mulhouse
- Take the train from Slavonski Brod to Nova Gradiska
- Drive from Nova Gradiska to Mahovljani Airport (BNX)
- Fly from Mahovljani Airport (BNX) to Mulhouse (MLH)BNX - MLH
5h 56mCHF 34–438Bus to Tuzla International Airport, fly to Mulhouse
- Take the bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Tuzla, Autobuska Stanica
- Fly from Tuzla International Airport (TZL) to Mulhouse (MLH)TZL - MLH
7h 25mShuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 43mCHF 136–510Bus via Trg bana J. Jelačića
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Basel SBBN887
17h 2mCHF 45–122Drive, car train
- Drive from Zagreb to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Basel
8h 50mCHF 175–246Drive 846.3 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Basel846.3 km
10h 22mCHF 135–195
Croatia to Basel by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 50 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb Central Bus Station station and arriving at Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 13h 15m.
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 and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 50m.
The distance between Croatia and Basel is 706 km. The road distance is 846.3 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 13h 15m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 50.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Croatia to Basel, including transfers.
Croatia to Basel bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Zagreb Central Bus 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 54m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 50 and takes 13h 15m, you could also train, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 220 and takes 14h 50m.
What companies run services between Croatia and Basel, Switzerland?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Zagreb Central Bus Station to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse once a week. Tickets cost CHF 30–50 and the journey takes 13h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–370
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tuzla International Airport to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–330
- 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 29–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Slavonski Brod to Nova Gradiska
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zagreb Central Bus Station to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 39 89 59
- info@pepeks.hr
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Tuzla, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–220
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 29–34
- Private
- CHF 120–220
- 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 45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Croatia to Basel bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse 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 22m to drive from Croatia to Basel.
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