There are 8 ways to get from Vantaa to Basel by plane, ferry, train, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Basel (BSL)plane HEL - BSL
6h 45mCHF 86–286Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkaiferry
- Take the train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re8
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
25h 28mCHF 153–408Bus, train via Berlin
- Take the bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Basel SBBtrain 12N
40h 59mCHF 135–375Drive 3,588.2 km
- Drive from Vantaa to Baselcar 3,588.2 km
37h 26mCHF 589–850Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 35mCHF 115–300Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
41h 18mCHF 188–412Bus
- Take the bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Mulhousebus N1326
44h 59mCHF 111–200Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Vantaa to Halmstadcar
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
45h 42mCHF 551–1,416
Vantaa to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vantaa to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 110 - SFr 200 and takes 44h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Vantaa to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 35m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Vantaa to Basel. However, there are services departing from Vehkapolku and arriving at Basel SBB via Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Mulhouse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 59m.
The distance between Vantaa and Basel is 1820 km. The road distance is 3588.2 km.
The best way to get from Vantaa to Basel without a car is to ferry and train which takes 25h 28m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 410.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Vantaa to Basel, including transfers.
Vantaa to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport station.
The best way to get from Vantaa to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 200 and takes 44h 59m.
Vantaa to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Basel is 1h behind Vantaa. It is currently 5:39 AM in Vantaa and 4:39 AM in Basel.
What companies run services between Vantaa, Finland and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vehkapolku to Basel SBB via Lentoasema, Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Mulhouse in around 44h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–330
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–330
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–330
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–220
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–220
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixtrain.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–90
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 340–400
- Car Compartment
- CHF 550–750
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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