There are 11 ways to get from Kalmar to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
18h 1mCHF 234–521Train to Linköping City Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Tannefors stationtrain
- Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Basel (BSL)plane LPI - BSL
11h 4mCHF 100–431Bus
- 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 Copenhagen Busterminalbus 602
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBBbus
32h 1mCHF 117–211Train, night train
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 345
- Take the night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
21h 49mCHF 154–321Drive 1,579.1 km
- Drive from Kalmar to Baselcar 1,579.1 km
14h 26mCHF 255–368Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
18h 5mCHF 229–486Drive, car train
- Drive from Kalmar to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
18h 41mCHF 207–921Fly 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
12h 21mCHF 235–481Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL)plane CPH - BSL
7h 56mCHF 111–303Train 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 10mCHF 174–409Train, 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 42mCHF 152–381
Kalmar to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kalmar to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 110 - SFr 220 and takes 32h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Kalmar to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs SFr 110 - 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, Copenhagen Busterminal and Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Kalmar station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Kalmar, Järnvägstation and arriving at Basel SBB via Malmö, Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 1m.
The distance between Kalmar and Basel is 1666 km. The road distance is 1579.1 km.
The best way to get from Kalmar to Basel without a car is to train which takes 18h 1m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 18h 1m to get from Kalmar to Basel, including transfers.
Kalmar to Basel bus services, operated by Öresundståg, 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 which takes 18h 1m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 220 and takes 32h 1m.
What companies run services between Kalmar, Sweden and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Basel SBB via Malmö, Centralstation, Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, and Hamburg Hbf in around 18h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Basel SBB via Växjö station, Ljungby busstation, Ljungby, Copenhagen Busterminal, and Karlsruhe central train station in around 32h 1m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–410
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–410
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–410
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Borås Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- +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 340–400
- Car Compartment
- CHF 550–750
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 073-074 89 81
- HittegodsK@krosa.tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- krosatagen.se
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Tannefors station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.krosatagen.se/english/
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- 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 7–8
- Website
- Länstrafiken Kronoberg
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljungby to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Borås Centralstation to Landvetter flygplats
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Borås Centralstation to Landvetter flygplats
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Kalmar to Basel bus services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Växjö station.
Kalmar to Basel train services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Malmö, Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Kalmar to Basel is 1579 km. It takes approximately 14h 26m to drive from Kalmar to Basel.
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