There are 4 ways to get from Montreal to Basel by plane or train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL)plane YUL - BSL
10hCHF 335–656Fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YUL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
11h 33mCHF 324–547Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane YUL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
12h 52mCHF 333–731Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane YUL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
14h 11mCHF 357–782
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 320 - SFr 550 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Basel is to fly which takes 10h and costs SFr 330 - SFr 700.
The distance between Montreal and Basel is 5947 km.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Montreal to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Montreal. It is currently 8:08 AM in Montreal and 2:08 PM in Basel.
There are 557+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Basel, Switzerland?
Air Transat and Air France fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–360
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–380
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–360
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–380
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–450
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- 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 12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- 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 7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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 50–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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