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How to get fromMelbourne to Baselby plane or train

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

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

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    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
    25h 56m
    CHF 509–1,066

  2. Fly to Basel

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MEL - BSL
    25h 53m
    CHF 719–1,820

  3. 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 29m
    CHF 647–1,161

  4. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MEL - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    27h 25m
    CHF 518–1,011

  5. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane MEL - STR
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    29h 35m
    CHF 601–1,391

  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
    29h 53m
    CHF 529–1,383

  7. Fly to Mulhouse

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane plane MEL - MLH
    37h 18m
    CHF 669–1,820

  8. 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 Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    30h 46m
    CHF 592–1,237

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

Calendar43Weekly Planes
Duration24h 1mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 432Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 16,445.7 km
  • Duration: 25h 56m

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.

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