There are 3 ways to get from Kelowna to Basel by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Kelowna International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Basel (BSL)plane YLW - BSL
16h 18mCHF 252–930Fly Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YLW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 47mCHF 242–874Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YVR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
19h 13mCHF 368–810
Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kelowna to Basel is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 360 - SFr 850 and takes 19h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Kelowna to Basel is to fly which takes 16h 18m and costs SFr 250 - SFr 950.
The distance between Kelowna and Basel is 8054 km.
It takes approximately 16h 18m to get from Kelowna to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 9h ahead of Kelowna. It is currently 10:57 PM in Kelowna and 7:57 AM in Basel.
There are 1269+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Kelowna, BC, Canada and Basel, Switzerland?
WestJet, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Basel via Calgary, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Edmonton, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Basel via Calgary, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–470
- 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
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- CHF 30–50
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