There are 11 ways to get from Tallinn to Basel by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, night train, or car train
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Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Basel (BSL)plane TLL - BSL
7h 36mCHF 84–276Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus N1224
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
32h 20mCHF 248–570Train
- Take the train from Tallinn to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
39h 49mCHF 298–1,208Drive 2,306.2 km
- Drive from Tallinn to Baselcar 2,306.2 km
22h 46mCHF 377–544Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane TLL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 39mCHF 134–357Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Basel (BSL)plane HEL - BSL
9h 33mCHF 140–353Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 17mCHF 180–354Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
32h 23mCHF 257–767Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus N1224
- Take the night train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
35h 32mCHF 152–297Bus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus
37h 50mDrive, car train
- Drive from Tallinn to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
30h 39mCHF 330–458
Tallinn to Basel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 80 - SFr 280 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 39m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 360.
No, there is no direct bus from Tallinn station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Tallinn Bus Station and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Rīga and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Tallinn to Basel. However, there are services departing from Tallinn and arriving at Basel SBB via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Krakow Glowny and S Ostbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 49m.
The distance between Tallinn and Basel is 1740 km. The road distance is 2306.2 km.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Basel without a car is to bus and train which takes 32h 20m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 600.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Tallinn to Basel, including transfers.
Tallinn to Basel bus services, operated by Lux Express, depart from Tallinn Bus Station.
Tallinn to Basel train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Tallinn station.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Basel is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 290 - SFr 1300 and takes 39h 49m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 37h 50m.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tallinn to Basel SBB via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Kraków Główny, Krakow Glowny, and S Ostbahnhof in around 39h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–130
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–480
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–270
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–340
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–330
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–430
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–420
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Tallinn to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rīga to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–210
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–32
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Tallinn to Basel bus services, operated by Lux Express, arrive at Riga Central Bus Station.
Basel is 1h behind Tallinn. It is currently 10:01 PM in Tallinn and 9:01 PM in Basel.
Tallinn to Basel train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Vilnius station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tallinn to Basel is 2306 km. It takes approximately 22h 46m to drive from Tallinn to Basel.
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