There are 7 ways to get from Denmark to Basel by plane, train, bus, night 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 18mCHF 71–222Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
13h 17mCHF 188–519Bus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N110
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N33 / ...
23h 15mCHF 80–145Night 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 93–192Fly 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 33mCHF 134–327Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
15h 6mCHF 167–862Drive 1,268.4 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Baselcar 1,268.4 km
10h 50mCHF 207–299
Denmark to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denmark to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 80 - SFr 150 and takes 23h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Denmark to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 18m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 230.
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 Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 15m.
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 17m.
The distance between Denmark and Basel is 974 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 17m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 2h 18m 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 18m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 180 - SFr 550 and takes 13h 17m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 150 and takes 23h 15m.
What companies run services between Denmark and Basel, Switzerland?
Norwegian Air International, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from København H to Basel SBB via Hamburg Hbf in around 13h 17m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–180
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- 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 45–75
- 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 45–75
- 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 140–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–220
- 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 45–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- 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
- +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 340–400
- Car Compartment
- CHF 550–750
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Denmark to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train 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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