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 31mCHF 385–1,339Bus 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 44mCHF 296–1,070Fly 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 45mCHF 453–1,309Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PIT - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
18h 8mCHF 449–1,328
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 440 - SFr 1400 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 31m and costs SFr 380 - SFr 1400.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Basel is 6724 km.
It takes approximately 13h 31m to get from Pittsburgh to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Pittsburgh. It is currently 1:02 AM in Pittsburgh and 7:02 AM in Basel.
There are 1088+ 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 Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- 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 400–1,800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,300
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 490–1,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,600
- 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 30–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- 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
- Phone
- +1 304-291-7433
- Website
- busride.org
Bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to Westover Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–25
- Website
- https://www.busride.org
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