There are 4 ways to get from Minneapolis to Basel by plane or train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Basel (BSL)plane MSP - BSL
13h 24mCHF 384–1,107Fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MSP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 8mCHF 364–901Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MSP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
14h 20mCHF 388–1,458Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MSP - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
16h 27mCHF 494–984
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 360 - SFr 900 and takes 14h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 24m and costs SFr 380 - SFr 1200.
The distance between Minneapolis and Basel is 7179 km.
It takes approximately 13h 24m to get from Minneapolis to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 12:15 AM in Minneapolis and 7:15 AM in Basel.
There are 1268+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Air France, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
- 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 Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–120
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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