There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi to Basel by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Basel
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Basel (BSL)plane NBO - BSL
14h 47mCHF 254–1,105Bus, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NBO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 52mCHF 262–1,591Bus, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NBO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
14h 47mCHF 298–911Bus, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane NBO - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
16h 22mCHF 303–1,213Bus, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NBO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
18h 11mCHF 325–711
Nairobi (NBO) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Basel is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 260 - SFr 1600 and takes 14h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Basel is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 47m and costs SFr 290 - SFr 950.
The distance between Nairobi and Basel is 6190 km.
It takes approximately 14h 47m to get from Nairobi to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 8:26 PM in Nairobi and 7:26 PM in Basel.
There are 544+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Basel. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, then take the line 50 bus to Basel, Brausebad. Alternatively, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Basel SBB.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Nairobi to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–480
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–480
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Nairobi to Stuttgart Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–480
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- 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 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- 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
- 57 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
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.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 18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
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