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 544–907Bus 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 305–1,220Fly 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 385–1,279Fly 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 53mCHF 364–1,163
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 360 - SFr 1200 and takes 17h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 31m and costs SFr 500 - SFr 950.
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 9:20 PM in Pittsburgh and 3:20 AM in Basel.
There are 1058+ 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 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,500
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,500
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 360–1,300
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
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 310–1,200
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
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 300–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,500
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 300–1,200
- 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 430–2,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
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 300–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
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 300–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,500
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,500
- 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 390–1,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,400
- 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 410–1,500
- 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 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- 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 2–24
- Website
- https://www.busride.org
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