There are 11 ways to get from Denmark to Basel by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Copenhagen Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL)plane CPH - BSL
4h 28mCHF 39–237Train via Kassel
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
12h 36mCHF 167–420Bus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Basel SBBbus
20h 11mCHF 93–146Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain 301
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
19h 24mCHF 95–248Fly Billund Airport to Basel
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Basel (BSL)plane BLL - BSL
6h 18mCHF 105–307Fly Aalborg Airport to Basel
- Fly from Aalborg Airport (AAL) to Basel (BSL)plane AAL - BSL
6h 9mCHF 135–417Fly Copenhagen Airport 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
5h 47mCHF 118–306Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
7h 1mCHF 74–335Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
13h 28mCHF 187–450Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
14h 31mCHF 180–242Drive 1,268.3 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Baselcar 1,268.3 km
10h 49mCHF 217–313
Denmark to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Denmark to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 35 - SFr 240 and takes 4h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Denmark to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs SFr 35 - 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, Hamburg central bus station and Freiburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Denmark to Basel. However, there are services departing from København H and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Hamburg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 36m.
The distance between Denmark and Basel is 978 km. The road distance is 1268.3 km.
The best way to get from Denmark to Basel without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 12h 36m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 420.
It takes approximately 4h 28m 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 4h 28m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can train via Kassel, which costs SFr 160 - SFr 420 and takes 12h 36m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 150 and takes 20h 11m.
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) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from København H to Basel Bad Bf via Hamburg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 12h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–310
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–410
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–410
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Basel via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Basel via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–460
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
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 49m to drive from Denmark to Basel.
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