There are 11 ways to get from Moscow to Basel by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
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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 26mCHF 137–350Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Prague to Basel SBBbus
40h 30mCHF 121–329Train, bus
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Głównybus 900 / ...
- Take the train from Gdansk Glowny to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
38h 21mCHF 316–1,239Drive 2,597.8 km
- Drive from Moscow to Baselcar 2,597.8 km
25h 46mCHF 425–613Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Basel
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Basel (BSL)plane VKO - BSL
11h 12mCHF 164–297Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Basel (BSL)plane SVO - BSL
12h 2mCHF 127–319Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane SVO - MLH
14h 17mCHF 127–309Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SVO - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
13h 27mCHF 148–431Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Karlsruhebus
- Take the night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
40h 54mCHF 165–366Train, drive
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Chernyshevskoetrain
- Drive from Chernyshevskoe to Kalvarijos stotiscar
- Take the train from Mockava to Krakow Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Muenchen Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 60 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
2dCHF 329–875Drive, car train
- Drive from Moscow to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
31h 14mCHF 369–515
Moscow to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 120 - SFr 330 and takes 40h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Basel is to fly which takes 11h 12m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Moscow to Basel. However, there are services departing from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal and arriving at Basel SBB via Minsk Central Bus Station and Prague. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 30m.
The distance between Moscow and Basel is 2305 km. The road distance is 2597.8 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Basel without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 21m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 1300.
It takes approximately 11h 26m to get from Moscow to Basel, including transfers.
Moscow to Basel bus services, operated by Ecolines RU, depart from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal station.
The best way to get from Moscow to Basel is to bus which takes 40h 30m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 160 - SFr 300 and takes 11h 12m.
Moscow to Basel bus services, operated by Ecolines RU, arrive at Minsk Central Bus Station.
Basel is 1h behind Moscow. It is currently 10:53 AM in Moscow and 9:53 AM in Basel.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Basel SBB via Minsk Central Bus Station and Prague in around 40h 30m. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–650
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–650
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Friday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–310
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Belgrade, Banja Luka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–310
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–300
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–290
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–290
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Belgrade, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–310
- 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 30–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 35–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- CHF 150–220
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- CHF 35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- CHF 50–70
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Chernyshevskoe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- CHF 140–210
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- CHF 30–45
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- CHF 45–65
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Gdansk Glowny to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Mockava to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–230
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–420
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–85
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 75–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 45–60
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 19–23
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Główny
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–29
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Schedules at
- vt.by
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Prague to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 65–129
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- CHF 129
- Children
- CHF 65
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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