There are 7 ways to get from St. Louis to Basel by plane or train
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Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
15h 23mCHF 413–1,697Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
18h 22mCHF 285–625Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL)plane STL - BSL
14h 15mCHF 505–1,606Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane STL - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
17h 39mCHF 475–1,924Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane STL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
17h 56mCHF 576–1,522Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
14h 47mCHF 684–4,042Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane STL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
20h 42mCHF 325–1,449
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 280 - SFr 650 and takes 18h 22m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to fly which takes 14h 15m and costs SFr 500 - SFr 1700.
The distance between St. Louis and Basel is 7650 km.
It takes approximately 15h 23m to get from St. Louis to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 4:41 AM in St. Louis and 11:41 AM in Basel.
There are 558+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–2,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–3,900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–2,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–2,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–3,900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–3,900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- 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
- 46 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
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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