There are 2 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
9h 59mCHF 325–606Fly 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 34mCHF 303–502
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 300 - SFr 500 and takes 11h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Basel is to fly which takes 9h 59m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 650.
The distance between Montreal and Basel is 5947 km.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Montreal to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Montreal. It is currently 4:44 PM in Montreal and 10:44 PM in Basel.
There are 546+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Basel, Switzerland?
Air Transat, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
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 180–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–410
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–410
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–380
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–410
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- 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 310–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–380
- 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 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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