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 19mCHF 81–242Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N602 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N33
19h 30mCHF 73–128Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
13h 21mCHF 237–464Train, night train
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Rj
- Take the night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
17h 27mCHF 143–255Fly 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 139–333Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
14h 30mCHF 176–235Drive 1,268.4 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Baselcar 1,268.4 km
10h 50mCHF 206–298
Denmark to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denmark to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 130 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Denmark to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 19m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 250.
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 central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
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 21m.
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 21m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 470.
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 Danish Railways (DSB), depart from København H station.
The best way to get from Denmark to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 19m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 230 - SFr 470 and takes 13h 21m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 130 and takes 19h 30m.
What companies run services between Denmark and Basel, Switzerland?
Norwegian Air International, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from København H to Basel SBB via Hamburg Hbf in around 13h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–200
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/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 140–330
- 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 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-Harburg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
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- 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 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- 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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