There are 9 ways to get from Finland to Basel by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, ferry, night train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Basel (BSL)plane HEL - BSL
6h 46mCHF 104–326Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Basel (BSL)plane TLL - BSL
11h 16mCHF 100–324Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
35h 55mCHF 280–956Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Port Of Trelleborgcar
- Take the car ferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Baselcar
43h 38mCHF 590–937Fly Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 29mCHF 144–358Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the night train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
39h 12mCHF 182–341Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
40h 5mCHF 317–955Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Mulhousebus N1326
42h 44mCHF 210–346Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
2dCHF 550–900
Finland to Basel by tram, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Basel is to ferry and fly which costs SFr 100 - SFr 330 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 29m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 360.
No, there is no direct bus from Finland station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Bus Station and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Mulhouse and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 44m.
The distance between Finland and Basel is 1820 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 35h 55m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 1000.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Finland to Basel, including transfers.
Finland to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Finland to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 210 - SFr 350 and takes 42h 44m.
Finland to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Basel is 1h behind Finland. It is currently 3:27 PM in Finland and 2:27 PM in Basel.
What companies run services between Finland and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Basel, Brausebad via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Mulhouse, Basel Euroairport FR, and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft in around 42h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–360
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–320
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–270
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–250
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 180 6 666600
- info@ttline.com
- Website
- ttline.com
Car ferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- https://www.ttline.com/en/#/
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- CHF 18–28
- Phone
- +48 91 88 02 909
- rezerwacje@unityline.pl
- Website
- unityline.eu
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Schedules at
- unityline.eu
- Phone
- +48 94 35 52 102
- info@polferries.pl
- Website
- polferries.com
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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