There are 4 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Basel by plane, train, or bus
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 26mCHF 311–1,104Bus 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 34mCHF 285–1,020Fly 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 361–1,116Fly 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
17h 43mCHF 366–1,270
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Basel is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 280 - SFr 1100 and takes 20h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 26m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 1100.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Basel is 6724 km.
It takes approximately 13h 26m to get from Pittsburgh to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Pittsburgh. It is currently 10:34 PM in Pittsburgh and 4:34 AM in Basel.
There are 1334+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–950
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
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 300–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
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 300–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,400
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
- 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 360–1,700
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 304-291-7433
- Website
- Mountain Line Transit Authority
Bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to Westover Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–25
- Website
- Mountain Line Transit Authority
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