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)SVO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
11h 33mCHF 356–703Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
41h 54mCHF 79–193Train, bus
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Take the bus from Brest Bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt82 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf20 / ...
35h 18mCHF 130–406Bus via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw WestMoscow/Warsaw
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to MulhouseN1326
41h 30mCHF 169–279Drive 2,596.5 km
- Drive from Moscow to Basel2,596.5 km
25h 42mCHF 413–596Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Basel
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Basel (BSL)VKO - BSL
11h 58mCHF 233–487Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)VKO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
12h 47mCHF 223–531Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Mulhouse (MLH)SVO - MLH
14h 49mCHF 166–759Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Basel (BSL)SVO - BSL
13h 24mCHF 336–1,109Train, bus via Gdańsk
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Główny802 / ...
- Take the train from Gdansk Glowny to Berlin OstbahnhofIc
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Basel SBB12 / ...
39h 33mCHF 208–454
Moscow to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 200 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 18m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 410.
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 160 - SFr 280. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 230 - SFr 490 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 8:30 PM in Moscow and 6:30 PM 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) every 4 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
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 230–400
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Zurich Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–360
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–800
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–550
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–2,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–750
- 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 150–220
- 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 35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–220
- 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 35–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- 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 18
- Schedules at
- eurotrans.by
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