There are 4 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Basel by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL)plane PIT - BSL
13h 30mCHF 410–916Bus to Morgantown Municipal Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to Westover Terminalbus
- Fly from Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MGW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
20h 35mCHF 244–1,015Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PIT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
15h 35mCHF 385–725Train to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Johnstown Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane JST - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
19h 36mCHF 269–1,041
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 380 - SFr 750 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 30m and costs SFr 410 - SFr 950.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Basel is 6724 km.
It takes approximately 13h 30m to get from Pittsburgh to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Pittsburgh. It is currently 1:12 PM in Pittsburgh and 7:12 PM in Basel.
There are 1311+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, Air Canada, and four other airlines fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Toronto, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–700
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Johnstown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 304-291-7433
- Website
- busride.org
Bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to Westover Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–24
- Website
- https://www.busride.org
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