There are 6 ways to get from Dubai to Basel by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dubai International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Basel (BSL)plane DXB - BSL
9h 51mCHF 174–346Fly Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DXB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
10h 59mCHF 180–855Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AUH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
13h 4mCHF 237–764Fly Dubai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DXB - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
12h 59mCHF 242–770Fly Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DXB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
12h 47mCHF 246–472Fly Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DXB - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
13h 42mCHF 259–586
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 170 - SFr 350 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Basel is to fly which takes 9h 51m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 350.
The distance between Dubai and Basel is 4867 km.
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Dubai to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 3h behind Dubai. It is currently 2:07 AM in Dubai and 11:07 PM in Basel.
There are 1324+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Basel, Switzerland?
Flydubai, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–440
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–440
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–480
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–440
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–460
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–9
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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