There are 6 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Basel by plane, train, bus, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL)plane PIT - BSL
13h 30mCHF 319–876Bus 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
18h 51mCHF 234–915Fly 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
14h 35mCHF 381–757Train 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
18hCHF 256–936Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane PIT - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
20h 1mCHF 332–1,208Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IAD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
20h 4mCHF 305–918
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 310 - SFr 900 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 30m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 900.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Basel is 6724 km.
It takes approximately 13h 30m to get from Pittsburgh to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 5h ahead of Pittsburgh. It is currently 8:47 PM in Pittsburgh and 1:47 AM in Basel.
There are 1293+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, Air Canada, and five other airlines fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,400
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,400
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Boston, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Montreal, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Montreal, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,500
- 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 300–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
- 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
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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 14–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–24
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- CHF 1–2
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- CHF 4–7
- 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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