There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Basel by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Basel (BSL)plane DCA - BSL
13h 15mCHF 555–1,939Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Basel (BSL)plane IAD - BSL
12h 46mCHF 305–1,110Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DCA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
11h 32mCHF 874–1,618Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IAD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
12h 29mCHF 455–851Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BWI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 55mCHF 375–1,636
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Basel is to subway and fly and train which costs SFr 450 - SFr 850 and takes 12h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Basel is to fly and train which takes 11h 32m and costs SFr 850 - SFr 1700.
The distance between Washington and Basel is 6583 km.
It takes approximately 13h 15m to get from Washington to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 1:53 PM in Washington and 7:53 PM in Basel.
There are 1326+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Air Canada, Air Transat, and six other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–2,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Ottawa, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Ottawa, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–2,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–2,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–2,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- 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 30–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–7
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- CHF 2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- CHF 4–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- CHF 1–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–450
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 5–360
- First Class
- CHF 80–450
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