There are 7 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 518–969Fly 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 378–1,752Fly 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 476–1,505Fly 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
30h 11mCHF 429–1,335Fly 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 412–1,625Fly 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 511–1,622Fly 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 42mCHF 447–1,227
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 3:34 AM in Melbourne and 7:34 PM in Basel.
There are 1311+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Suvarnabhumi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Colombo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Colombo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Abu Dhabi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Delhi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–2,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 490–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 490–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–850
- 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
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Colombo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Colombo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,700
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Colombo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,800
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Colombo, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,800
- 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 19–60
- 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 55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- 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
- +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 50–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–100
- 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
- +49 711 400 534 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
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
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