There are 8 ways to get from Kars to Basel by plane, bus, car, car train, or 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 to Basel
best- Fly from Kars Airport (KSY) to Basel (BSL)KSY - BSL
6h 51mCHF 115–498Bus
- Take the bus from Kars bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus StationX06 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Basel SBB206 / ...
2d 6hCHF 133–212Drive, car train
- Drive from Kars to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Basel
38h 47mCHF 584–837Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Kars Airport (KSY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)KSY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
8h 20mCHF 125–492Train, bus via Sivas
- Take the train from Kars to Sivas
- Take the train from Sivas to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Montenegro Hotel to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBEc / ...
2d 7hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Kars to Ankara
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul PendikYht
- Take the bus from Pendik Station to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Basel, Bahnhof
3d 1hTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Kars to Ankara
- Take the train from Ankara to IstanbulHst
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Basel
3d 1hCHF 171–238Drive 3,603.4 km
- Drive from Kars to Basel3,603.4 km
40h 19mCHF 573–828
Kars Airport (KSY) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kars to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 130 - SFr 220 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Kars to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 500.
The distance between Kars and Basel is 2930 km. The road distance is 3603.4 km.
The best way to get from Kars to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs SFr 130 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Kars to Basel, including transfers.
The best way to get from Kars to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 130 - SFr 220 and takes 2 days 6h.
Basel is 2h behind Kars. It is currently 12:11 PM in Kars and 10:11 AM in Basel.
Yes, the driving distance between Kars to Basel is 3603 km. It takes approximately 40h 19m to drive from Kars to Basel.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Kars, Turkey and Basel, Switzerland?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and AJet fly from Kars Airport (KSY) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kars to Basel SBB via Kars bus station, İstanbul Esenler bus station, Istanbul, Munich central bus station, and Zurich Bus Station in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Kars Airport to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–490
Flights from Kars Airport to Zurich Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–440
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kars Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–600
Flights from Kars Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Kars to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–23
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Kars to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Kars bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–19
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Montenegro Hotel to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 48
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
Bus from Pendik Station to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 33
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–26
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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