There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to Basel by plane or train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Basel (BSL)plane RUH - BSL
11h 49mCHF 95–218Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RUH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
11h 39mCHF 133–579Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane RUH - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
13h 53mCHF 161–594Fly to Mulhouse
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane RUH - MLH
18h 39mCHF 135–388Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane RUH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
15h 29mCHF 125–541
Riyadh (RUH) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 90 - SFr 220 and takes 11h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Basel is to fly and train which takes 11h 39m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 600.
The distance between Riyadh and Basel is 4299 km.
It takes approximately 11h 49m to get from Riyadh to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 2h behind Riyadh. It is currently 1:27 PM in Riyadh and 11:27 AM in Basel.
There are 1293+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–600
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–500
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–400
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–380
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–390
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Mulhouse via Istanbul, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–390
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–450
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–340
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Riyadh to Mulhouse via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
Flights from Riyadh to Mulhouse via Athens, Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–440
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- 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 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- 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 80–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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/
- 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
- 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
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