There are 8 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 19mCHF 77–262Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
12h 26mCHF 341–942Bus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N110
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N474 / ...
22h 40mCHF 97–169Night train
- Take the night train from Cph Lufthavn to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
18h 46mCHF 118–234Fly 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 147–364Train via København H
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
13h 32mCHF 222–783Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
14h 31mCHF 178–239Drive 1,268.4 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Baselcar 1,268.4 km
10h 50mCHF 212–306
Denmark to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denmark to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 95 - SFr 170 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Denmark to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 19m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 270.
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 22h 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 12h 26m.
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 12h 26m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 950.
It takes approximately 2h 19m 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 Snälltåget, depart from København H station.
The best way to get from Denmark to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 19m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 340 - SFr 950 and takes 12h 26m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 170 and takes 22h 40m.
What companies run services between Denmark and Basel, Switzerland?
Norwegian Air International, easyJet, and five other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from København H to Basel SBB via Hamburg Hbf in around 12h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–850
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Cph Lufthavn to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Night train from Cph Lufthavn to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- rdc-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- 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 Snälltåget, arrive at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof 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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