There are 6 ways to get from Durban to Basel by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly King Shaka International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Basel (BSL)DUR - BSL
17h 36mCHF 512–915Fly King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
17h 10mCHF 272–859Drive 13,007.7 km
- Drive from Durban to Basel13,007.7 km
7d 4hCHF 2,078–3,002Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Basel (BSL)PZB - BSL
20h 7mCHF 307–927Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)PZB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
17h 46mCHF 287–871Bus to Richards Bay, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Durban to Richards Bay
- Fly from Richards Bay (RCB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)RCB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
25h 30mCHF 286–879
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durban to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 270 - SFr 900 and takes 17h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Durban to Basel is to fly and train which takes 17h 10m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 900.
The distance between Durban and Basel is 8941 km. The road distance is 13007.7 km.
It takes approximately 17h 36m to get from Durban to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h behind Durban. It is currently 12:53 AM in Durban and 11:53 PM in Basel.
Yes, the driving distance between Durban to Basel is 13008 km. It takes approximately 7 days 4h to drive from Durban to Basel.
There are 1247+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Durban, South Africa and Basel, Switzerland?
Emirates, Flydubai, and six other airlines fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Capetown, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Richards Bay to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Richards Bay to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Richards Bay to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Richards Bay to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,500
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,300
- 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 270–1,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +27 87 150 1895
- customercare@eagleliner.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 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Durban to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–28
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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