There are 4 ways to get from St. Louis to Basel by plane or train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL)plane STL - BSL
14hCHF 605–1,706Fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- 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 485–1,597Fly 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 49mCHF 584–1,657Fly 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 498–1,432
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 490 - SFr 1500 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to fly which takes 14h and costs SFr 600 - SFr 1800.
The distance between St. Louis and Basel is 7485 km.
It takes approximately 14h to get from St. Louis to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 4:59 PM in St. Louis and 11:59 PM in Basel.
There are 1337+ 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
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
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 450–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–2,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,400
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 380–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,700
- 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 30–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- 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
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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