There are 5 ways to get from Milwaukee to Basel by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL)plane ORD - BSL
14h 30mCHF 309–883Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 14mCHF 229–467Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Basel
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Basel (BSL)plane MKE - BSL
16h 15mCHF 364–1,465Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MKE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
15h 43mCHF 364–1,309Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
15h 46mCHF 258–484
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Basel is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 220 - SFr 470 and takes 14h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Basel is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 14m and costs SFr 220 - SFr 470.
The distance between Milwaukee and Basel is 7198 km.
It takes approximately 14h 30m to get from Milwaukee to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h ahead of Milwaukee. It is currently 6:30 AM in Milwaukee and 1:30 PM in Basel.
There are 1241+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Delta, Air France, and four other airlines fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–320
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–320
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Basel via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- 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 27–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–30
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
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