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How to get fromDetroit to Baselby plane or train

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There are 6 ways to get from Detroit to Basel by plane or train

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  1. Fly Detroit to Basel

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    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DTW - BSL
    12h 55m
    CHF 360–650

  2. Fly Detroit to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DTW - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    14h 5m

  3. Fly Windsor Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane YQG - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    18h 30m

  4. Fly Detroit to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane DTW - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    14h 17m

  5. Fly Detroit to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane DTW - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    16h 19m

  6. Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane YYZ - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    16h 5m

Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration11hAverage Duration
TicketCHF 219Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Basel, Switzerland?

Lufthansa, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.

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