There are 9 ways to get from Satu Mare to Basel by bus, plane, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Basel
best- Take the bus from Satu Mare to Baia Mare
- Take the bus from Baia Mare to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Basel (BSL)CLJ - BSL
9h 52mCHF 54–232Train
- Take the train from Carei to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBTgv / ...
20h 35mCHF 166–259Bus
- Take the bus from Satu Mare to Oradea
- Take the bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Basel SBB
23h 50mCHF 105–141Drive 1,312.6 km
- Drive from Satu Mare to Basel1,312.6 km
13h 50mCHF 209–302Bus, bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Satu Mare to Baia Mare
- Take the bus from Baia Mare to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CLJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
11h 11mCHF 119–296Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Satu Mare to Valea lui Mihai
- Take the train from Debrecen to Ferihegy
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Basel (BSL)BUD - BSL
11h 24mCHF 62–175Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Satu Mare to Valea lui Mihai
- Take the train from Debrecen to Ferihegy
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BUD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
12h 43mCHF 133–249Bus, train
- Take the bus from Satu Mare to Oradea
- Take the bus from Oradea to Colmar
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel SbbTer
30h 19mDrive, car train
- Drive from Satu Mare to Salzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Basel
13h 37mCHF 268–369
Satu Mare to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Satu Mare to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 60 - SFr 180 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Satu Mare to Basel is to bus and fly which takes 9h 52m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Satu Mare to Basel. However, there are services departing from Satu Mare and arriving at Basel SBB via Oradea and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Satu Mare to Basel. However, there are services departing from Satu Mare and arriving at Basel SBB via Carei, Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 35m.
The distance between Satu Mare and Basel is 1421 km. The road distance is 1312.6 km.
The best way to get from Satu Mare to Basel without a car is to train which takes 20h 35m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 260.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Satu Mare to Basel, including transfers.
Satu Mare to Basel bus services, operated by Autogenn, depart from Satu Mare station.
Satu Mare to Basel train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Carei station.
The best way to get from Satu Mare to Basel is to train which takes 20h 35m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 150 and takes 23h 50m.
What companies run services between Satu Mare, Romania and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Satu Mare to Basel SBB via Carei, Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 20h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Satu Mare to Basel SBB via Oradea and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 23h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–180
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Carei to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–24
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Satu Mare to Valea lui Mihai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Debrecen to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–18
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Satu Mare to Valea lui Mihai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- interregional.ro
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Debrecen to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–100
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Satu Mare to Baia Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Baia Mare to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0259 471 690
- Website
- autogenn.ro
Bus from Satu Mare to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–12
- Schedules at
- autogenn.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Oradea to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0744-116.138
- europop.zalau@yahoo.com
- Website
- europop.ro
Bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29
- Schedules at
- europop.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Satu Mare to Basel bus services, operated by Autogenn, arrive at Oradea station.
Basel is 1h behind Satu Mare. It is currently 6:56 AM in Satu Mare and 5:56 AM in Basel.
Satu Mare to Basel train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Satu Mare to Basel is 1313 km. It takes approximately 13h 50m to drive from Satu Mare to Basel.
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