There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Copenhagen by plane, train, bus, night train, car train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BSL - CPH
4h 28mkr 321–1,753Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
12h 40mkr 1,357–3,363Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N74 / ...
18h 50mkr 789–1,164Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Koebenhavn Hnighttrain 300
16h 29mkr 772–2,066Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane ZRH - CPH
5h 47mkr 956–2,326Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Padborg sttrain 4
- Take the train from Padborg St. to København Htrain Ece / ...
13h 3mkr 1,453–3,477Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Copenhagencar
15h 28mkr 1,466–2,023Drive 1,269.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Copenhagencar 1,269.1 km
10h 52mkr 1,758–2,539
Basel to Copenhagen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Copenhagen is to fly which costs 320 kr - 1800 kr and takes 4h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Copenhagen is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs 320 kr - 1800 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Copenhagen. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Copenhagen Busterminal via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Copenhagen. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at København H via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
The distance between Basel and Copenhagen is 978 km. The road distance is 1269.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Copenhagen without a car is to train which takes 12h 40m and costs 1300 kr - 3400 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Basel to Copenhagen, including transfers.
Basel to Copenhagen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Copenhagen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Copenhagen is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs 320 kr - 1800 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1300 kr - 3400 kr and takes 12h 40m, you could also bus, which costs 750 kr - 1200 kr and takes 18h 50m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Copenhagen, Denmark?
Norwegian Air International, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to København H via Hamburg Hbf in around 12h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 460–2,500
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 250–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 290–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 410–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 296
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Padborg St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 193
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 350–500
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Padborg St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 410–1,100
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 400–1,100
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Padborg St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 260–700
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 800–1,000
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 550–700
- Seating Carriage
- kr 370–440
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–340
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–900
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 220–330
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Copenhagen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Basel to Copenhagen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Copenhagen is 1269 km. It takes approximately 10h 52m to drive from Basel to Copenhagen.
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