There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Taipei by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane ZRH - TPE
18h 54m$469–1,265Fly Basel to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane BSL - TPE
19h 45m$327–1,010Train to Frankfurt, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane FRA - TPE
18h$390–911Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane MXP - TPE
20h 19m$351–958Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Taichung Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane ZRH - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 台北train
21h 53m$517–1,585Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane ZRH - TSA
17h 51m$496–1,360Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane ZRH - KHH
- Take the train from 左營 to 桃園train
20h 47m$406–1,013Train, train to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Rorschachtrain
- Fly from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane ACH - TPE
22h 12m$671–2,015
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Taipei is to train and fly which costs $350 - $1,000 and takes 20h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Taipei is to train and fly which takes 17h 51m and costs $490 - $1,400.
The distance between Basel and Taipei is 9649 km.
It takes approximately 18h 54m to get from Basel to Taipei, including transfers.
Taipei is 7h ahead of Basel. It is currently 9:38 AM in Basel and 4:38 PM in Taipei.
There are 900+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Taipei, Taiwan?
easyJet, China Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–480
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Basel to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Basel to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Basel to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vienna, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taichung Airport via Frankfurt, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–950
Flights from Basel to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Frankfurt, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Belgrade, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Munich, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Budapest, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taichung Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Basel to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vienna, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Basel to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Basel to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vienna, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taichung Airport via Frankfurt, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
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