There are 10 ways to get from Finland to Basel by plane, ferry, 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 42mCHF 90–316Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Basel Bad Bftrain Flx10
35h 58mCHF 75–371Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkaiferry
- Take the bus from Lübeck to Hanover central bus stationbus N05
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
28h 23mCHF 172–316Bus, 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 20 / ...
35h 35mCHF 131–381Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Port Of Trelleborgcar
- Take the car ferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Baselcar
43h 36mCHF 575–838Fly 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 36mCHF 120–320Fly 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 14mCHF 146–382Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
39h 34mCHF 129–393Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Mulhousebus N1326
41h 39mCHF 102–231Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
45h 51mCHF 565–1,441
Finland to Basel by tram, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Basel is to bus and train which costs SFr 75 - SFr 380 and takes 35h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 36m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 320.
The distance between Finland and Basel is 1819 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Basel without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 28h 23m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 320.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Finland to Basel, including transfers.
The best way to get from Finland to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 240 and takes 41h 39m.
Basel is 1h behind Finland. It is currently 12:03 AM in Finland and 11:03 PM in Basel.
There are 1268+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Finland and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to St Louis via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Mulhouse, and Mulhouse Ville in around 41h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–350
Flights from Turku Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–340
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–240
Flights from Turku Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Turku Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–80
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 350–400
- Car Compartment
- CHF 600–750
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lübeck to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
- 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 20–28
- Website
- https://www.ttline.com/en/#/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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