There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Detroit by plane or train
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Fly Basel to Detroit
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Detroit (DTW)plane BSL - DTW
14h 41m$446–1,607Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Detroit
cheapest- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Detroit (DTW)plane FRA - DTW
14h 56m$443–1,669Fly Basel to Windsor Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane BSL - YQG
17h 48m$447–1,708Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Windsor Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane ZRH - YQG
15h 57m$532–1,718Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Detroit (DTW)plane ZRH - DTW
16h 55m$521–1,617
Basel (BSL) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Detroit is to train and fly which costs $440 - $1,700 and takes 14h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Detroit is to fly which takes 14h 41m and costs $440 - $1,700.
The distance between Basel and Detroit is 4250 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from Basel to Detroit, including transfers.
Detroit is 6h behind Basel. It is currently 9:10 PM in Basel and 3:10 PM in Detroit.
There are 511+ hotels available in Detroit.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Detroit, MI, USA?
KLM, Delta, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Detroit (DTW) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Frankfurt, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Basel to Windsor Airport via London Heathrow, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Windsor Airport via Brussels, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Windsor Airport via Frankfurt, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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