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There are 5 ways to get from Detroit to Basel by plane or train

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  1. Fly Detroit to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DTW - BSL
    12h 56m
    CHF 415–656

  2. Fly Detroit to Stuttgart Airport, train

    cheapest
    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
    CHF 283–1,073

  3. 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 4m
    CHF 383–697

  4. 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
    16h 40m
    CHF 346–1,300

  5. Fly Detroit to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane DTW - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    14h 3m
    CHF 423–731

Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration10h 56mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 261Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Basel, Switzerland?

Lufthansa, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.

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