There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Copenhagen by plane, train, bus, night train, car train, or car
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Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BSL - CPH
4h 8mkr 615–2,161Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
12h 40mkr 1,575–6,175Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N110
23h 55mkr 736–1,218Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to København Htrain Ic
16hkr 782–1,617Train 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 22mkr 1,099–2,800Train 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 1,617–7,367Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Copenhagencar
14h 35mkr 1,465–2,022Drive 1,269.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Copenhagencar 1,269.1 km
10h 52mkr 1,696–2,449
Basel to Copenhagen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Copenhagen is to bus which costs 700 kr - 1300 kr and takes 23h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Copenhagen is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs 600 kr - 2200 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 Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 55m.
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 974 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 1500 kr - 6500 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 8m 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 8m and costs 600 kr - 2200 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1500 kr - 6500 kr and takes 12h 40m, you could also bus, which costs 700 kr - 1300 kr and takes 23h 55m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Copenhagen, Denmark?
Norwegian Air International, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) every 3 hours. 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 Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 490–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 360–1,800
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 360–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 490–2,600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 350–1,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,600
- 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 1,100–5,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 440–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,100
- 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 700–1,100
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Padborg St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 480–700
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Padborg St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 290–440
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 410–650
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Padborg St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–430
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once 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 230–700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,600
- 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
- 9h 29m
- 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 Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Copenhagen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train 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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