There are 11 ways to get from Turkey to Basel by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Basel (BSL)plane ADB - BSL
5h 50mCHF 79–265Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Basel (BSL)plane SAW - BSL
6h 36mCHF 50–266Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
30h 6mCHF 126–316Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
40h 46mCHF 185–338Drive 2,180.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Baselcar 2,180.2 km
22h 21mCHF 363–524Fly Istanbul to Basel
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Basel (BSL)plane IST - BSL
6h 21mCHF 90–306Fly Antalya Airport to Basel
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Basel (BSL)plane AYT - BSL
6h 58mCHF 78–235Fly Istanbul to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IST - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 29mCHF 129–355Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SAW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 55mCHF 94–375Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
31h 1mCHF 115–159Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Baselbus
41h 43mCHF 121–176
İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 50 - SFr 270 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Basel. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Istanbul and München, ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Basel. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Basel SBB via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and Sargans. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 46m.
The distance between Turkey and Basel is 1916 km. The road distance is 2180.2 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Basel without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 6m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 320.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Turkey to Basel, including transfers.
Turkey to Basel bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Turkey to Basel train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 160 and takes 31h 1m.
What companies run services between Turkey and Basel, Switzerland?
SunExpress, Austrian Airlines, and Lufthansa fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to Basel, Bahnhof via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, Istanbul, and München, ZOB in around 31h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
Flights from Istanbul to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–430
Flights from Antalya Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–270
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–340
Flights from Antalya Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
Flights from Antalya Airport to Basel via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
Flights from Antalya Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–60
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–25
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 8–12
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–12
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 53–57
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from München, ZOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 44–48
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–40
- Website
- Citylines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 68
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Huntur
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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Booking & Getting There
Turkey to Basel bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Basel is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 8:55 AM in Turkey and 7:55 AM in Basel.
Turkey to Basel train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Basel is 2180 km. It takes approximately 22h 21m to drive from Turkey to Basel.
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