There are 9 ways to get from Finland to Basel by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Basel (BSL)plane HEL - BSL
6h 46mCHF 114–325Bus, 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 82 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
35h 6mCHF 245–716Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Port Of Trelleborgcar
- Take the car ferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Baselcar
43h 37mCHF 566–912Fly 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 143–286Fly Turku Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane TKU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 37mCHF 156–389Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
39h 31mCHF 267–540Bus via Berlin
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Mulhousebus N1326
42h 44mCHF 167–286Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Karlsruhebus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Baselbus
44h 45mCHF 151–292Drive, 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 540–855
Finland to Basel by tram, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 150 - SFr 300 and takes 44h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 29m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 290.
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 6m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 750.
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 110 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can bus via Berlin, which costs SFr 160 - SFr 290 and takes 42h 44m.
Finland to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Riga, Bus Station.
Basel is 1h behind Finland. It is currently 12:12 PM in Finland and 11:12 AM in Basel.
What companies run services between Finland and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Basel (BSL) 5 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 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–470
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–230
Flights from Turku Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–400
Flights from Turku Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
- 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 110–320
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–220
- 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 100–180
- 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 120–210
- 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 100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–220
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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 17–110
- Website
- https://www.ttline.com/en/#/
- 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 35–120
- Website
- https://polferries.com/?_gl=1*1lrzcqj*_ga*MTg4Mjk0NTU5MS4xNzEwMDcwNDIw*_ga_YXVPYSX9EP*MTcxMDA3MDQyMC4xLjEuMTcxMDA3MDU2NC42MC4wLjA.*_gcl_au*NjM3MTI2OTEzLjE3MTAwNzA0MjA.*_ga_M0NZ9YKMD8*MTcxMDA3MDQyMC4xLjEuMTcxMDA3MDU2NC4wLjAuMA..
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