There are 5 ways to get from Ottawa to Basel by plane or train
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Basel (BSL)plane YOW - BSL
11h 46mCHF 225–856Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL)plane YUL - BSL
11h 17mCHF 337–951Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YOW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
13h 14mCHF 332–900Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YUL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
12h 51mCHF 334–695Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane YOW - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
15h 42mCHF 566–1,010
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 330 - SFr 700 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Basel is to train and fly which takes 11h 17m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 950.
The distance between Ottawa and Basel is 6075 km.
It takes approximately 11h 46m to get from Ottawa to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 10:11 AM in Ottawa and 4:11 PM in Basel.
There are 1330+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Basel, Switzerland?
Air Canada, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–370
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–370
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–370
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–370
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–370
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–140
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- CHF 23–70
- Business
- CHF 50–130
- Business Plus
- CHF 55–140
- Economy
- CHF 25–75
- Economy Plus
- CHF 28–80
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–140
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- CHF 23–70
- Business
- CHF 50–130
- Business Plus
- CHF 55–140
- Economy
- CHF 25–75
- Economy Plus
- CHF 28–80
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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