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
13h 45mCHF 265–956Fly 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 49mCHF 304–855Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RDU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
14h 19mCHF 442–1,112Fly 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 22mCHF 417–766
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 410 - SFr 800 and takes 17h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 45m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 1000.
The distance between Raleigh and Basel is 6934 km.
It takes approximately 13h 45m to get from Raleigh to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 10:38 AM in Raleigh and 4:38 PM in Basel.
There are 1078+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- 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 20–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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