There are 11 ways to get from Kalmar to Basel by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night train
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Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL)plane CPH - BSL
7h 42mCHF 83–269Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Schleswigtrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Schleswig to Frankfurttrain 4
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
17h 59mCHF 208–375Bus
- Take the bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö stationbus
- Take the bus from Växjö station to Ljungby busstationbus 145 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljungby to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Strasbourgbus 198
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Basel SBBbus 207
29h 36mDrive 1,579.1 km
- Drive from Kalmar to Baselcar 1,579.1 km
14h 19mCHF 280–404Fly Kalmar Öland Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 10mCHF 182–682Train to Linköping City Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Tannefors stationtrain
- Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Basel (BSL)plane LPI - BSL
10h 20mTrain to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 1mCHF 164–358Fly Kalmar Öland Airport to Basel
- Fly from Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) to Basel (BSL)plane KLR - BSL
9h 37mCHF 98–393Drive, car train
- Drive from Kalmar to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
18h 33mCHF 230–312Train
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
18h 45mCHF 211–398Train, night train
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Hässleholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Hassleholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
20h 21mCHF 135–242
Kalmar to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kalmar to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 80 - SFr 270 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Kalmar to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 42m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Kalmar station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Kalmar, Järnvägstation and arriving at Basel SBB via Växjö station, Ljungby, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Kalmar station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Kalmar, Järnvägstation and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Koebenhavn H, Schleswig and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 59m.
The distance between Kalmar and Basel is 1305 km. The road distance is 1579.1 km.
The best way to get from Kalmar to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 17h 59m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 380.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Kalmar to Basel, including transfers.
Kalmar to Basel bus services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Kalmar, Järnvägstation.
Kalmar to Basel train services, operated by Öresundståg, depart from Kalmar, Järnvägstation.
The best way to get from Kalmar to Basel is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 17h 59m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 29h 36m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 400 and takes 9h 37m.
What companies run services between Kalmar, Sweden and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Basel Bad Bf via Köpenhamn H, Koebenhavn H, Schleswig, and Frankfurt in around 17h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Basel SBB via Växjö station, Ljungby busstation, Ljungby, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 29h 36m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–800
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Basel via Stockholm, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Basel via Stockholm, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–500
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Basel via Stockholm, Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–410
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Basel via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Zurich Airport via Stockholm, Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–370
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 36
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schleswig to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- 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 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +46 10 212 10 00
- Website
- kalmarlanstrafik.se
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Tannefors station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://www.kalmarlanstrafik.se/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 59
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hassleholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 72
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 176 70 76
- [email protected]
- Website
- lanstrafikenkron.se
Bus from Växjö station to Ljungby busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljungby to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Kalmar to Basel bus services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Växjö station.
Kalmar to Basel train services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Köpenhamn H station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kalmar to Basel is 1579 km. It takes approximately 14h 19m to drive from Kalmar to Basel.
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