There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Basel by plane or train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Basel (BSL)plane MEL - BSL
25h 52mCHF 519–970Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MEL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
31h 12mCHF 379–1,753Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
26h 47mCHF 467–1,405Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MEL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
28h 36mCHF 430–1,231Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MEL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
28h 52mCHF 413–1,626Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane MEL - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Basel Bad Bftrain
31h 44mCHF 537–1,642Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MEL - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
30h 52mCHF 531–1,750Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MEL - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
31h 52mCHF 438–1,138
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 370 - SFr 1800 and takes 31h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Basel is to fly which takes 25h 52m and costs SFr 500 - SFr 1000.
The distance between Melbourne and Basel is 16431 km.
It takes approximately 25h 52m to get from Melbourne to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:26 AM in Melbourne and 10:26 PM in Basel.
There are 1314+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Basel, Switzerland?
Emirates, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Suvarnabhumi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Colombo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Abu Dhabi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Colombo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,800
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
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