There are 11 ways to get from Moldova to Basel by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Chișinău International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Basel (BSL)plane RMO - BSL
6h 32mCHF 73–245Bus, train via Verona
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain Ec
31h 41mCHF 133–336Train
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
44h 33mCHF 201–313Drive 1,908.9 km
- Drive from Chișinău to Baselcar 1,908.9 km
25h 8mCHF 302–436Fly Iași International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Basel (BSL)plane IAS - BSL
6h 7mCHF 83–290Fly Chișinău International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RMO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 10mCHF 116–346Fly Iași International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IAS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 31mCHF 156–371Fly Chișinău International Airport to Mulhouse
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane RMO - MLH
5h 22mCHF 98–405Bus
- Take the bus from Chișinău to Tecucibus
- Take the bus from Tecuci to Karlsruhebus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBBbus
33h 47mBus, train
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Iașibus
- Take the bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Strasbourgbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
40h 51mCHF 138–241Train, bus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Iasitrain 401
- Take the bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Colmarbus
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
44h 38m
Moldova to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moldova to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 250 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Moldova to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 410.
No, there is no direct bus from Moldova to Basel. However, there are services departing from Chișinău and arriving at Basel SBB via Tecuci and Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Moldova to Basel. However, there are services departing from Chisinau and arriving at Basel SBB via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 33m.
The distance between Moldova and Basel is 1629 km. The road distance is 1908.9 km.
The best way to get from Moldova to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Verona which takes 31h 41m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 340.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Moldova to Basel, including transfers.
Moldova to Basel bus services, operated by SARVALTEH AUTO, depart from Chișinău station.
Moldova to Basel train services, operated by Moldovan Railways (CFM), depart from Chisinau station.
The best way to get from Moldova to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 200 - SFr 320 and takes 44h 33m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 33h 47m.
What companies run services between Moldova and Basel, Switzerland?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chisinau to Basel SBB via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 44h 33m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–450
Flights from Iași International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–480
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
Flights from Iași International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–490
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Zurich Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Zurich Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
Flights from Iași International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
Flights from Iași International Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–450
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–500
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–60
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 29–40
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Schedules at
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Iasi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–6
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 57–62
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +373 69 581 101
- info@alverstur.md
- Website
- alverstur.md
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- https://www.alverstur.md/en/
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Chișinău to Tecuci
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Tecuci to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- 0040 263 215 521
- alexa.trans@yahoo.com
- Website
- alexatrans.ro
Bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Schedules at
- alexatrans.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Moldova to Basel bus services, operated by SARVALTEH AUTO, arrive at Tecuci station.
Basel is 1h behind Moldova. It is currently 11:47 PM in Moldova and 10:47 PM in Basel.
Moldova to Basel train services, operated by Moldovan Railways (CFM), arrive at Bucuresti Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Moldova to Basel is 1909 km. It takes approximately 25h 8m to drive from Moldova to Basel.
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