There are 4 ways to get from Raleigh to Basel by plane or train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Basel (BSL)plane RDU - BSL
12h 41mCHF 705–956Fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RDU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
14h 14mCHF 354–1,197Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RDU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 15mCHF 435–1,202Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane RDU - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
17h 3mCHF 393–1,147
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 430 - SFr 1200 and takes 14h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Basel is to fly which takes 12h 41m and costs SFr 700 - SFr 1000.
The distance between Raleigh and Basel is 6934 km.
It takes approximately 12h 41m to get from Raleigh to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 2:04 PM in Raleigh and 8:04 PM in Basel.
There are 1353+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Air France, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- 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 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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