There are 11 ways to get from Kalmar to Basel by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL)plane CPH - BSL
7h 42mCHF 84–309Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
17h 20mCHF 213–497Bus
- Take the bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö stationbus
- Take the bus from Växjö station to Ljungby busstationbus 145 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljungby to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Strasbourgbus 198
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Basel SBBbus
29h 36mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Hässleholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Hassleholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
21h 21mCHF 129–330Fly Kalmar Öland Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 30mCHF 125–411Train to Linköping City Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Tannefors stationtrain
- Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Basel (BSL)plane LPI - BSL
10h 15mTrain to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 1mCHF 163–378Train, bus to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Borås Centralstationtrain
- Take the bus from Borås Centralstation to Landvetter flygplatsbus
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GOT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 48mCHF 159–381Drive, car train
- Drive from Kalmar to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
18h 4mCHF 220–299Train
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
18h 12mCHF 233–527Drive 1,579.1 km
- Drive from Kalmar to Baselcar 1,579.1 km
14h 21mCHF 263–380
Kalmar to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kalmar to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 80 - SFr 310 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Kalmar to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 42m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 310.
No, there is no direct bus from Kalmar station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Kalmar, Järnvägstation and arriving at Basel SBB via Växjö station, Ljungby, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Kalmar station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Kalmar, Järnvägstation and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via København H, Hamburg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 20m.
The distance between Kalmar and Basel is 1305 km. The road distance is 1579.1 km.
The best way to get from Kalmar to Basel without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 17h 20m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 500.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Kalmar to Basel, including transfers.
Kalmar to Basel bus services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Kalmar, Järnvägstation.
Kalmar to Basel train services, operated by Öresundståg, depart from Kalmar, Järnvägstation.
The best way to get from Kalmar to Basel is to train via Kassel which takes 17h 20m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 29h 36m.
What companies run services between Kalmar, Sweden and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Basel Bad Bf via Köpenhamn H, København H, Hamburg Hbf, and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 17h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Basel SBB via Växjö station, Ljungby busstation, Ljungby, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 29h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–460
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm, Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–460
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm, Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–310
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hassleholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Borås Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- 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 29–45
- 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 29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +46 10 212 10 00
- Website
- kalmarlanstrafik.se
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Tannefors station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://www.kalmarlanstrafik.se/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 176 70 76
- kundcenter@lanstrafikenkron.se
- Website
- lanstrafikenkron.se
Bus from Växjö station to Ljungby busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljungby to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Borås Centralstation to Landvetter flygplats
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Borås Centralstation to Landvetter flygplats
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- Vy Buss
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Booking & Getting There
Kalmar to Basel bus services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Växjö station.
Kalmar to Basel train services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Köpenhamn H station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kalmar to Basel is 1579 km. It takes approximately 14h 21m to drive from Kalmar to Basel.
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