There are 5 ways to get from Damascus to Basel by car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Beirut International Airport, fly to Basel
best- Drive from Damascus to Beirut International Airport (BEY)car
- Fly from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Basel (BSL)plane BEY - BSL
7h 45mCHF 123–378Fly Damascus International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Damascus International Airport (DAM) to Basel (BSL)plane DAM - BSL
8h 38mCHF 281–999Fly Damascus International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Damascus International Airport (DAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DAM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 47mCHF 259–785Drive to Beirut International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Drive from Damascus to Beirut International Airport (BEY)car
- Fly from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BEY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 9mCHF 141–524Drive to Beirut International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Drive from Damascus to Beirut International Airport (BEY)car
- Fly from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BEY - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
9h 38mCHF 174–494
Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Damascus to Basel is to drive and fly which costs SFr 120 - SFr 380 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Damascus to Basel is to drive and fly and train which takes 7h 9m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 550.
The distance between Damascus and Basel is 2900 km.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Damascus to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h behind Damascus. It is currently 6:42 PM in Damascus and 5:42 PM in Basel.
There are 1001+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Damascus, Syria and Basel, Switzerland?
Turkish Airlines flies from Damascus International Airport (DAM) to Basel (BSL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Damascus International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Damascus International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Basel via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–400
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–400
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–490
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–550
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–360
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–600
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Damascus International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–650
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–350
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Beirut International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–430
- 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
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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