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 10mCHF 225–956Train 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 21mCHF 343–673Fly 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 10mCHF 363–842Train 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
13h 5mCHF 321–569Fly 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 44mCHF 446–972
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 320 - SFr 600 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Basel is to train and fly which takes 11h 21m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 700.
The distance between Ottawa and Basel is 6075 km.
It takes approximately 12h 10m to get from Ottawa to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 2:48 AM in Ottawa and 8:48 AM in Basel.
There are 546+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
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 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–380
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–410
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Halifax, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
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 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
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 180–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
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 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- 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 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–380
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–410
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–410
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
- 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 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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