There are 8 ways to get from Oslo to Basel by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Basel (BSL)OSL - BSL
4h 57mCHF 77–233Train
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to København H
- Take the train from København H to NeumuensterEce
- Take the train from Neumünster to Basel Bad Bf20
20h 32mCHF 267–373Bus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofN613
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Basel SBBN33
27h 35mCHF 100–214Train, night train
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to København lufthavn stasjon
- Take the night train from Cph Lufthavn to Basel SbbEn
24h 22mTrain, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)OSL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 21mCHF 117–257Bus via Kunowice
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Słubice
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BASEL, Hbf - Meret Oppenheim-Strasse 80
38h 50mCHF 150–188Drive 1,863.5 km
- Drive from Oslo to Basel1,863.5 km
16h 57mCHF 317–457Drive, car train
- Drive from Oslo to Hamburg Altona
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
21h 14mCHF 271–1,013
Oslo to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oslo to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 75 - SFr 240 and takes 4h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Oslo to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 57m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 240.
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, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Oslo to Basel. However, there are services departing from Oslo S and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Göteborg Centralstation, København H and Neumünster. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 32m.
The distance between Oslo and Basel is 1472 km. The road distance is 1863.5 km.
The best way to get from Oslo to Basel without a car is to train which takes 20h 32m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 380.
It takes approximately 4h 57m 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 32m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 220 and takes 27h 35m.
What companies run services between Oslo, Norway and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Oslo S to Basel Bad Bf via Göteborg Centralstation, København H, and Neumünster in around 20h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oslo bussterminal to Basel SBB via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 27h 35m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Phone
- 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–19
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–50
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to København lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–50
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Neumuenster
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Neumünster to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Website
- bahntouristikexpress.de
Night train from Cph Lufthavn to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- bahntouristikexpress.de
- 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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 350–400
- Car Compartment
- CHF 600–750
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- 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 85–110
- 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 65–85
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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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 Göteborg Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Oslo to Basel is 1864 km. It takes approximately 16h 57m to drive from Oslo to Basel.
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