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 59mCHF 384–906Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL)plane YUL - BSL
11h 18mCHF 333–924Fly 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 23mCHF 384–800Train 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 57mCHF 333–568Fly 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 Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
16h 31mCHF 375–812
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 330 - SFr 600 and takes 12h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Basel is to train and fly which takes 11h 18m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 950.
The distance between Ottawa and Basel is 6071 km.
It takes approximately 11h 59m to get from Ottawa to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 10:45 PM in Ottawa and 4:45 AM in Basel.
There are 1268+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Basel, Switzerland?
Air France, Air Transat, 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 Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–420
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–420
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–400
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–420
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–420
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- 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 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
- 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 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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