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How to get fromPittsburgh to Baselby plane, train or subway

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There are 5 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Basel by plane, train, or subway

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  1. Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL)plane plane PIT - BSL
    13h 30m
    CHF 267–980

  2. Train to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Johnstown Amtrak Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane JST - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    17h
    CHF 237–828

  3. Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane PIT - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    15h 25m
    CHF 264–863

  4. Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane PIT - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    19h 30m
    CHF 338–1,137

  5. Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Rockville Amtraktrain train
    2. Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway subway
    3. Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane IAD - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    19h 54m
    CHF 283–867

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration13h 24mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 264Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Basel, Switzerland?

British Airways, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.

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