There are 6 ways to get from Seattle to Basel by plane or train
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Basel (BSL)plane SEA - BSL
15h 9mCHF 335–506Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SEA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
16hCHF 207–502Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SEA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 7mCHF 211–505Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Basel (BSL)plane YVR - BSL
18h 29mCHF 505–970Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YVR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
18h 3mCHF 451–1,019Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SEA - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
19h 2mCHF 263–670
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 200 - SFr 500 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Basel is to fly which takes 15h 9m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 550.
The distance between Seattle and Basel is 8415 km.
It takes approximately 15h 9m to get from Seattle to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 9h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 7:44 AM in Seattle and 4:44 PM in Basel.
There are 1324+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–650
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–480
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–410
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–550
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–390
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 Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- 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)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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