There are 10 ways to get from Moscow to Basel by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SVO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
11h 33mCHF 356–703Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Nurembergbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBBbus
41h 54mCHF 87–207Train, bus
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the bus from Brest Bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
35h 22mCHF 137–361Bus via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus Moscow/Warsaw
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Mulhousebus N1326
41h 30mCHF 128–309Drive 2,596.5 km
- Drive from Moscow to Baselcar 2,596.5 km
25h 49mCHF 420–606Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Basel
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Basel (BSL)plane VKO - BSL
11h 58mCHF 233–407Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VKO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
12h 47mCHF 223–551Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane SVO - MLH
14h 49mCHF 196–859Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Basel (BSL)plane SVO - BSL
13h 34mCHF 166–759Train, bus via Gdańsk
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Głównybus 802 / ...
- Take the train from Gdansk Glowny to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
39h 33mCHF 193–399
Moscow to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 85 - SFr 210 and takes 41h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Basel is to fly and train which takes 11h 33m and costs SFr 350 - SFr 750.
No, there is no direct bus from Moscow to Basel. However, there are services departing from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya and arriving at Basel SBB via Minsk Central Bus Station and Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 54m.
The distance between Moscow and Basel is 2305 km. The road distance is 2596.5 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Basel without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 22m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 370.
It takes approximately 11h 33m to get from Moscow to Basel, including transfers.
Moscow to Basel bus services, operated by Eurotrans, depart from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya station.
The best way to get from Moscow to Basel is to bus via Warsaw which takes 41h 30m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 310. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 230 - SFr 410 and takes 11h 58m.
Moscow to Basel bus services, operated by Eurotrans, arrive at Minsk Central Bus Station.
Basel is 2h behind Moscow. It is currently 10:13 AM in Moscow and 8:13 AM in Basel.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a subway from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina to Basel St. Johann via Salaryevo, Moscow, International Bus Station, Warsaw West, Warsaw, Bus Station West, Mulhouse, and Mulhouse Ville in around 41h 30m. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–950
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Zurich Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–650
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–380
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Zurich Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–650
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–2,700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Belgrade, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Belgrade, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
- 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
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- CHF 45–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- CHF 75–90
- 1nd Class (SW)
- CHF 130–180
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- CHF 70–100
- 1nd Class (SW)
- CHF 160–220
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- CHF 160–220
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- CHF 35–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- CHF 45–65
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Gdansk Glowny to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Brest Bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 61–122
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- CHF 122
- Children
- CHF 61
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Główny
- Website
- eurotrans.by
Bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Schedules at
- eurotrans.by
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