There are 8 ways to get from Oslo to Basel by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or car train
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Train, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Basel (BSL)plane OSL - BSL
5h 9mCHF 97–284Train
- Take the train from Oslo S to Malmö Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
20h 36mCHF 447–1,066Bus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Basel SBBbus
28h 15mCHF 115–194Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kielcarferry
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
30h 2mCHF 350–778Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OSL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 27mCHF 132–385Bus via Kunowice
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Słubicebus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BASEL, Hbf - Meret Oppenheim-Strasse 80bus
38h 50mCHF 174–340Drive 1,864.2 km
- Drive from Oslo to Baselcar 1,864.2 km
17h 5mCHF 320–462Drive, car train
- Drive from Oslo to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
20h 50mCHF 273–376
Oslo to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oslo to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 110 - SFr 200 and takes 28h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Oslo to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 9m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct bus from Oslo to Basel. However, there are services departing from Oslo bussterminal and arriving at Basel SBB via Hamburg central bus station and Freiburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Oslo to Basel. However, there are services departing from Oslo S and arriving at Basel SBB via Malmö Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 36m.
The distance between Oslo and Basel is 1474 km. The road distance is 1864.2 km.
The best way to get from Oslo to Basel without a car is to train which takes 20h 36m and costs SFr 440 - SFr 1100.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Oslo to Basel, including transfers.
Oslo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Oslo bussterminal station.
Oslo to Basel train services, operated by Norwegian Railways (VY), depart from Oslo S station.
The best way to get from Oslo to Basel is to train which takes 20h 36m and costs SFr 440 - SFr 1100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 200 and takes 28h 15m.
What companies run services between Oslo, Norway and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Oslo S to Basel SBB via Malmö Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf in around 20h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oslo bussterminal to Basel SBB via Hamburg central bus station and Freiburg in around 28h 15m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–410
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Oslo S to Malmö Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–20
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Słubice
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BASEL, Hbf - Meret Oppenheim-Strasse 80
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kiel
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 193–393
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- CHF 393
- No Car
- CHF 193
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More Questions & Answers
Oslo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Oslo to Basel train services, operated by Norwegian Railways (VY), arrive at Malmö Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Oslo to Basel is 1864 km. It takes approximately 17h 5m to drive from Oslo to Basel.
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