There are 6 ways to get from Durban to Basel by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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
19h 20mCHF 343–1,215Fly 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 13mCHF 362–1,061Bus 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
23h 5mCHF 358–1,327Bus to Margate, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- 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
24h 22mCHF 374–1,013Taxi to Richards Bay, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Durban to Richards Bay (RCB)taxi
- Fly from Richards Bay (RCB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RCB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
21h 8mCHF 394–1,073Bus 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
20h 59mCHF 377–1,123
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 360 - SFr 1100 and takes 17h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Durban to Basel is to fly and train which takes 17h 13m and costs SFr 360 - SFr 1100.
The distance between Durban and Basel is 8942 km.
It takes approximately 19h 20m to get from Durban to Basel, including transfers.
There are 1342+ 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
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Richards Bay to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–950
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Richards Bay to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–950
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,000
Flights from Richards Bay to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,400
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,300
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Richards Bay to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–900
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- 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 29–90
- 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 29–90
- 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 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–10
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- CHF 3–10
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–10
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- CHF 3–10
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- City to City
- 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 12–14
- Schedules at
- margatecoach.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–75
Eagle Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 31 337 8333
- Website
- eagletaxicabs.co.za
Mozzie Cabs
- Phone
- +27 31 303 5787
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
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