There are 11 ways to get from Croatia to Basel by plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, car, 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)plane ZAG - BSL
4h 44mCHF 38–228Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb Central Bus Station to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strassebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
13h 15mCHF 30–50Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from München Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 60
14h 51mCHF 64–149Night 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 6mCHF 61–95Fly 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 3mCHF 103–272Fly 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 39mCHF 109–306Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 16mCHF 125–635Train, drive to Mahovljani Airport, fly to Mulhouse
- Take the train from Slavonski Brod to Nova Gradiskatrain
- Drive from Nova Gradiska to Mahovljani Airport (BNX)car
- Fly from Mahovljani Airport (BNX) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane BNX - MLH
5h 56mCHF 40–408Bus via Trg bana J. Jelačića
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Basel SBBbus N887
17h 2mCHF 50–132Drive, 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 137–198
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 44m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 230.
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. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 51m.
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 44m 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 44m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 50 and takes 13h 15m, you could also train, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 150 and takes 14h 51m.
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) 4 times a day. 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
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–250
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–180
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–300
- 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 40–60
- 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 Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 37–370
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 37–41
- Private
- CHF 200–370
- 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 50–130
- 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 26m to drive from Croatia to Basel.
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