There are 6 ways to get from Kelowna to Basel by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YLW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
15h 27mCHF 244–860Fly Kelowna International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Basel (BSL)plane YLW - BSL
15h 54mCHF 234–906Bus to Penticton Regional Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Squarebus
- Fly from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Basel (BSL)plane YYF - BSL
19h 10mCHF 276–1,008Bus to Penticton Regional Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Squarebus
- Fly from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YYF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
18h 19mCHF 286–962Fly Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane YLW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
17h 28mCHF 281–592Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YVR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
19h 13m
Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kelowna to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 280 - SFr 600 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Kelowna to Basel is to fly and train which takes 15h 27m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 900.
The distance between Kelowna and Basel is 8203 km.
It takes approximately 15h 27m to get from Kelowna to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 8h ahead of Kelowna. It is currently 3:18 AM in Kelowna and 11:18 AM in Basel.
There are 1335+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Kelowna, BC, Canada and Basel, Switzerland?
Air Canada, WestJet, and KLM fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Basel (BSL) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–470
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Basel via Vancouver International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–470
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–470
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Edmonton, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Basel via Edmonton, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Basel via Calgary, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Basel via Vancouver International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Basel via Vancouver International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Basel via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt via Edmonton, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Basel via Vancouver International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Basel via Vancouver International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Basel via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–550
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–550
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Basel via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Frankfurt via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–470
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–700
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- 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 30–50
- 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 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +1 844 442 2212
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
Bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- CHF 2–4
Bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- CHF 2–4
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
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