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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 Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MEL - BSL
    25h 53m
    CHF 519–1,820

  2. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane MEL - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    29h 36m
    CHF 457–1,131

  3. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    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 498–1,511

  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 29m
    CHF 591–1,346

  5. 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 26m
    CHF 487–1,645

  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 1m
    CHF 459–1,763

  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 44m
    CHF 559–1,628

  8. Fly to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane plane MEL - ACH
    2. Take the train from Rorschach to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    30h 22m
    CHF 575–1,501

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration23h 48mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 452Cheapest Price
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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) once daily.

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