There are 4 ways to get from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Basel by plane, subway, 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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Basel (BSL)plane BWI - BSL
11h 34mCHF 304–1,013Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Basel (BSL)plane IAD - BSL
14h 20mCHF 266–916Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BWI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
12h 2mCHF 322–899Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Basel (BSL)plane DCA - BSL
15h 46mCHF 377–1,861
Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 320 - SFr 900 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Basel is to fly which takes 11h 34m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 1100.
The distance between Baltimore Airport (BWI) and Basel is 6535 km.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Baltimore Airport (BWI). It is currently 5:45 AM in Baltimore Airport (BWI) and 11:45 AM in Basel.
There are 1314+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Baltimore Airport (BWI), USA and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, Delta, and Air France fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Basel (BSL) once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–850
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- CHF 2–3
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)
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–21
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–8
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- CHF 1–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–450
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- CHF 5–360
- First Class
- CHF 80–450
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