There are 6 ways to get from Louisville 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 Louisville International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Basel (BSL)plane SDF - BSL
15h 33mCHF 313–1,206Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IND - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
19h 29mCHF 298–998Fly Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SDF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
17h 7mCHF 313–1,050Bus to Covington, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtownbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Basel (BSL)plane CVG - BSL
16h 24mCHF 382–1,440Bus to Covington, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtownbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 48mCHF 332–1,284Fly Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SDF - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
18h 50mCHF 334–1,212
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Basel is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 290 - SFr 1000 and takes 19h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Basel is to fly which takes 15h 33m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 1300.
The distance between Louisville and Basel is 7218 km.
It takes approximately 15h 33m to get from Louisville to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 2:51 AM in Louisville and 8:51 AM in Basel.
There are 1246+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Delta, Air France, and four other airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Covington to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,700
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Covington to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Covington to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,400
Flights from Covington to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,700
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Covington to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
- 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 Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- CHF 18–35
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