There are 7 ways to get from Quito to Basel by car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane UIO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
19h 18mCHF 500–859Car, fly to Basel
cheapest- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Basel (BSL)plane UIO - BSL
15h 53mCHF 393–1,224Car, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane UIO - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
21h 21mCHF 451–1,373Car, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane UIO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
21h 7mCHF 524–835Car, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane UIO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
22h 8mCHF 463–957Car, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane UIO - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain
25h 20mCHF 483–1,134Car, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane UIO - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
21h 46mCHF 474–1,120
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Basel is to car and fly and train which costs SFr 500 - SFr 850 and takes 21h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Basel is to car and fly which takes 15h 53m and costs SFr 390 - SFr 1300.
The distance between Quito and Basel is 9925 km.
It takes approximately 19h 18m to get from Quito to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h ahead of Quito. It is currently 7:26 PM in Quito and 2:26 AM in Basel.
There are 1184+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Quito to Basel. However, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Basel SBB. Alternatively, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), walk to Entzheim Aeroport, take the train to Strasbourg, then take the train to Basel Sbb.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–950
- 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 27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–15
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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