There are 11 ways to get from Turkey to Basel by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Basel
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Basel (BSL)plane IST - BSL
6h 55mCHF 75–321Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Basel (BSL)plane SAW - BSL
6h 37mCHF 32–294Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 60
31h 13mCHF 115–221Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
40h 9mCHF 200–310Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Baselcar
20h 51mCHF 376–536Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Basel (BSL)plane ADB - BSL
5h 51mCHF 73–285Fly Antalya Airport to Basel
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Basel (BSL)plane AYT - BSL
6h 22mCHF 48–267Bus to Istanbul, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IST - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 4mCHF 105–295Fly 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 56mCHF 57–318Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Baselbus
41h 43mCHF 123–166Drive 2,179.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Baselcar 2,179.6 km
22h 24mCHF 351–507
Istanbul (IST) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 45 - SFr 270 and takes 6h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 290.
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 Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 9m.
The distance between Turkey and Basel is 1865 km. The road distance is 2179.6 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Basel without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 13m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 230.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Turkey to Basel, including transfers.
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 51m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 170 and takes 41h 43m.
Basel is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 11:12 PM in Turkey and 9:12 PM in Basel.
Turkey to Basel train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
What companies run services between Turkey and Basel, Switzerland?
SunExpress and Lufthansa fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aksaray to Basel via Esenler Otogar, Istanbul Büyük Otogari, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Sofia in around 41h 43m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–330
Flights from Antalya Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
Flights from Antalya Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Antalya Airport to Basel via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 15–22
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–28
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 56–61
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–27
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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