There are 12 ways to get from Moscow to Basel by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
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 26mCHF 132–345Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Basel (BSL)plane SVO - BSL
12h 2mCHF 117–279Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- 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 Gesundbrunnentrain Ic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurttrain 3 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
38h 21mCHF 305–1,037Bus
- 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 125–338Drive 2,597.7 km
- Drive from Moscow to Baselcar 2,597.7 km
25h 47mCHF 422–610Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Basel
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Basel (BSL)plane VKO - BSL
11h 12mCHF 224–487Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane SVO - MLH
14h 17mCHF 137–329Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SVO - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
13h 25mCHF 149–450Train, 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 Gesundbrunnentrain Ic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Basel SBBtrain 12
39h 42mCHF 310–937Bus, 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 Aistiškiaicar
- Take the train from Mockava to Opoczno Poludnietrain Ic
- Take the train from Opoczno Poludnie 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 / ...
46h 59mCHF 319–1,041Drive, car train
- Drive from Moscow to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
31h 15mCHF 368–512
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 340 and takes 40h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Basel is to fly which takes 11h 12m and costs SFr 220 - SFr 490.
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 2597.7 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Basel without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 38h 21m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 1100.
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 340. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 220 - SFr 490 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 3:34 PM in Moscow and 2:34 PM 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 two other airlines fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–650
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–240
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Friday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–320
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Belgrade, Banja Luka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–650
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–480
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–480
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–2,400
- Website
- aslairlines.fr
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–2,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel via Belgrade, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
- 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 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- 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 45–70
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 45–70
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 140–200
- 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 Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Gdansk Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Mockava to Opoczno Poludnie
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Opoczno Poludnie to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- 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
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 30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- 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
- 3 times a day
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- avl39.ru
- Book at
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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 50–90
- 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 63–125
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- CHF 125
- Children
- CHF 63
- 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
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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