There are 3 ways to get from Rochester to Basel by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rochester to Basel
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Basel (BSL)plane ROC - BSL
13h 26mCHF 357–1,320Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BUF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 54mCHF 297–815Fly Rochester to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ROC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
12h 29mCHF 403–1,169
Rochester (ROC) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Basel is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 290 - SFr 850 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Basel is to fly and train which takes 12h 29m and costs SFr 400 - SFr 1200.
The distance between Rochester and Basel is 6341 km.
It takes approximately 13h 26m to get from Rochester to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Rochester. It is currently 10:38 AM in Rochester and 4:38 PM in Basel.
There are 1313+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Delta, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Basel via New York JFK, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via New York JFK, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rochester to Basel via New York JFK, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via New York JFK, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rochester to Basel via New York JFK, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via New York JFK, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Rochester to Basel via New York JFK, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Rochester to Zurich Airport via New York JFK, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rochester to Basel via New York JFK, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
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)
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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