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)YUL - BSL
9h 56mCHF 314–706Fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)YUL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
11h 35mCHF 304–520
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 550 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Basel is to fly which takes 9h 56m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 750.
The distance between Montreal and Basel is 5947 km.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Montreal to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Montreal. It is currently 4:56 PM in Montreal and 10:56 PM in Basel.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Basel, Switzerland?
Air Transat, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–430
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–430
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–390
- 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
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