There are 4 ways to get from Toronto to Basel by plane or train
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Fly Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YTZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
12h 32mCHF 437–895Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Basel (BSL)plane YYZ - BSL
12h 22mCHF 301–622Fly Toronto Island Airport to Basel
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Basel (BSL)plane YTZ - BSL
9h 49mCHF 360–1,080Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YYZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
12hCHF 324–727
Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 300 - SFr 650 and takes 12h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Basel is to fly which takes 9h 49m and costs SFr 360 - SFr 1100.
The distance between Toronto and Basel is 6578 km.
It takes approximately 12h 32m to get from Toronto to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 5:54 PM in Toronto and 11:54 PM in Basel.
There are 1058+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Basel, Switzerland?
Porter Airlines, Air Transat, and Air Canada fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Basel (BSL) twice a week.
Airlines
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport via Ottawa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,300
Train operators
- 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 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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