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How to get fromMelbourne to Baselby plane, train or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Basel by plane, train, or bus

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MEL - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    26h 17m
    CHF 412–908

  2. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MEL - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    27h 52m
    CHF 341–1,060

  3. Fly to Basel

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MEL - BSL
    25h 2m
    CHF 473–914

  4. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane MEL - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain train
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    28h 41m
    CHF 418–851

  5. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane MEL - STR
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    30h 11m
    CHF 425–1,320

  6. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane MEL - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain train
    30h 47m
    CHF 363–967

  7. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane MEL - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    30h 49m
    CHF 459–1,309

  8. Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane MEL - BGY
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain train
    3. Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain train
    31h 49m
    CHF 508–1,155

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights

Calendar39Weekly Planes
Duration24h 55mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 360Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Basel, Switzerland?

Emirates, Flydubai, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.

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