There are 7 ways to get from Denmark to Basel by plane, train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, night train, train, car, or car train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL)plane CPH - BSL
2h 15mCHF 81–232Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N160 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Basel SBBbus N33
19h 40mCHF 80–168Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
13h 2mCHF 92–280Night train
- Take the night train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nt
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
17h 21mCHF 102–310Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
3h 34mCHF 126–286Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
15h 6mCHF 168–864Drive 1,268.4 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Baselcar 1,268.4 km
10h 50mCHF 210–303
Denmark to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denmark to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 80 - SFr 170 and takes 19h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Denmark to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 15m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Denmark to Basel. However, there are services departing from Rådhuspladsen St. and arriving at Basel SBB via Copenhagen Busterminal and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Denmark to Basel. However, there are services departing from København H and arriving at Basel SBB via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 2m.
The distance between Denmark and Basel is 973 km. The road distance is 1268.4 km.
The best way to get from Denmark to Basel without a car is to train which takes 13h 2m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 280.
It takes approximately 2h 15m to get from Denmark to Basel, including transfers.
Denmark to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Denmark to Basel train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from København H station.
The best way to get from Denmark to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 15m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 280 and takes 13h 2m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 170 and takes 19h 40m.
What companies run services between Denmark and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet, Norwegian Air International, and four other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from København H to Basel SBB via Hamburg Hbf in around 13h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–230
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 240–260
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 140–170
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 65–80
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- 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 Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 350–400
- Car Compartment
- CHF 600–750
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Denmark to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Denmark to Basel train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Denmark to Basel is 1268 km. It takes approximately 10h 50m to drive from Denmark to Basel.
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