There are 5 ways to get from Raleigh to Basel by plane or train
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Basel (BSL)plane RDU - BSL
15h 5mCHF 275–906Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport 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 39mCHF 291–805Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GSO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 8mCHF 302–990Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport 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 16mCHF 457–942Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport 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 32mCHF 360–966
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 290 - SFr 850 and takes 14h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Basel is to fly and train which takes 14h 16m and costs SFr 450 - SFr 950.
The distance between Raleigh and Basel is 6934 km.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Raleigh to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 12:33 PM in Raleigh and 6:33 PM in Basel.
There are 1324+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and six other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–850
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- 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 26–45
- 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 18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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