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How to get fromKirkwall to Baselby plane, ferry, train or bus

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There are 6 ways to get from Kirkwall to Basel by plane, ferry, train, or bus

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  1. Fly to Basel

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    1. Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Basel (BSL)plane plane KOI - BSL
    8h 8m
    CHF 112–445

  2. Ferry, train

    1. Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry ferry Nl2
    2. Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Crosstrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    24h 29m
    CHF 376–671

  3. Ferry, train, bus via Brussels

    1. Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry ferry Nl2
    2. Take the train from Aberdeen to Sheffieldtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus bus
    36h 49m

  4. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane KOI - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    10h 18m
    CHF 299–594

  5. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry ferry Nl2
    2. Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FRbus bus
    38h 38m
    CHF 128–230

  6. Ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry ferry Nl2
    2. Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    3. Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    4. Take the bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 20 / ...
    39h 20m
    CHF 240–551

Kirkwall (KOI) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration8hAverage Duration
TicketCHF 109Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and Basel, Switzerland?

Loganair, easyJet, and KLM fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.

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