There are 5 ways to get from St. Louis to Basel by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL)plane STL - BSL
13h 55mCHF 325–1,106Fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 58mCHF 311–955Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
14h 36mCHF 387–1,492Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane STL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
17h 26mCHF 400–1,066Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane STL - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
17h 7mCHF 448–1,645
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 310 - SFr 1000 and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 55m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 1200.
The distance between St. Louis and Basel is 7485 km.
It takes approximately 13h 55m to get from St. Louis to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 7:46 AM in St. Louis and 2:46 PM in Basel.
There are 1324+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–950
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
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 Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
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