There are 5 ways to get from Durban to Basel by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly King Shaka International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Basel (BSL)plane DUR - BSL
17h 44mCHF 413–565Bus to Margate, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Durban Station to Margate Retirement Villagebus
- Fly from Margate (MGH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MGH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
23h 52mCHF 284–911Fly King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
17h 9mCHF 492–709Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Basel (BSL)plane PZB - BSL
22h 15mCHF 348–977Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PZB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
17h 44mCHF 317–871
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durban to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 410 - SFr 600 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Durban to Basel is to fly and train which takes 17h 9m and costs SFr 490 - SFr 750.
The distance between Durban and Basel is 8942 km.
It takes approximately 17h 44m to get from Durban to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h behind Durban. It is currently 2:27 AM in Durban and 1:27 AM in Basel.
There are 1293+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Durban, South Africa and Basel, Switzerland?
Emirates, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Basel (BSL) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Capetown, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–650
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–800
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–950
- 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 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- customercare@intercity.co.za
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–10
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- CHF 3–10
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
- Phone
- +27 39 312 1406
- enquiriesr@margatecoach.co.za
- Website
- margatecoach.co.za
Bus from Durban Station to Margate Retirement Village
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–13
- Schedules at
- margatecoach.co.za
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