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
12h 41mCHF 285–1,106Train 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 22mCHF 353–723Fly 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 9mCHF 374–847Train 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 55mCHF 362–764Fly 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 287–1,032
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 360 - SFr 800 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Basel is to train and fly which takes 11h 22m and costs SFr 350 - SFr 750.
The distance between Ottawa and Basel is 6075 km.
It takes approximately 12h 41m to get from Ottawa to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 1:53 PM in Ottawa and 7:53 PM in Basel.
There are 576+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Basel, Switzerland?
Air France, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Basel (BSL) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
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 260–1,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
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 260–1,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,200
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–70
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- CHF 19–70
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- CHF 19–55
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- CHF 17–27
- 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 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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