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There are 12 ways to get from Moscow to Basel by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane SVO - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    11h 26m
    CHF 118–308

  2. Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Basel

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Basel (BSL)plane plane SVO - BSL
    12h 32m
    CHF 107–299

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Prague to Basel SBBbus bus
    38h 30m
    CHF 125–337

  4. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain train
    2. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Głównybus bus 900 / ...
    3. Take the train from Gdansk Glowny to Berlin-Lichtenbergtrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 29 / ...
    5. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    6. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    39h 4m
    CHF 254–484

  5. Drive  2,589.8 km

    1. Drive from Moscow to Baselcar car 2,589.8 km
    25h 57m
    CHF 458–662

  6. Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Basel

    1. Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Basel (BSL)plane plane VKO - BSL
    12h 2m
    CHF 134–557

  7. Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Mulhouse

    1. Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane plane SVO - MLH
    13h 57m
    CHF 127–369

  8. Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane SVO - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    13h 5m
    CHF 155–433

  9. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Karlsruhebus bus
    3. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train Nj
    40h 49m
    CHF 160–366

  10. Train, drive

    1. Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Cherniahovsktrain train
    2. Drive from Cherniahovsk to Markuzycar car
    3. Take the train from Ketrzyn to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbftrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    6. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12
    42h 49m
    CHF 236–460

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain train
    2. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Mannheimbus bus 905
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    47h 29m
    CHF 199–334

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Moscow to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    31h 57m
    CHF 436–610

Moscow to Basel by train and bus

Calendar8Weekly Services
Duration39h 4mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 254Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,304.8 km
  • Duration: 11h 26m

What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Basel SBB via Minsk Central Bus Station and Prague in around 38h 30m. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, AJet, and two other airlines fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.

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