There are 5 ways to get from St. Louis to Basel by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL)plane STL - BSL
14h 15mCHF 305–1,206Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- 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 8mCHF 339–1,050Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane STL - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
17h 27mCHF 396–1,445Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
14h 40mCHF 372–1,512Fly 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 51mCHF 344–1,203
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 330 - SFr 1100 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to fly which takes 14h 15m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 1300.
The distance between St. Louis and Basel is 7485 km.
It takes approximately 14h 15m to get from St. Louis to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 6:35 PM in St. Louis and 1:35 AM in Basel.
There are 1335+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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