There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Faroe Islands by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
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Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane BSL - FAE
7h 53m$264–705Train, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Weil am Rhein Bahnhof to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain Re7
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
2d 8h$229–1,356Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Hirtshalscar
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
42h 12m$353–1,494Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane ZRH - FAE
8h 36m$380–776Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane GVA - FAE
11h 9m$399–952Train, bus, car ferry via Berlin
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 12
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Aalborgbus 353
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
2d 5h$359–2,049
Basel to Faroe Islands by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Faroe Islands is to fly which costs $260 - $750 and takes 7h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Faroe Islands is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $260 - $750.
The distance between Basel and Faroe Islands is 1864 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Faroe Islands without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Berlin which takes 2 days 5h and costs $350 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Basel to Faroe Islands, including transfers.
Faroe Islands is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 9:50 PM in Basel and 8:50 PM in Faroe Islands.
There are 301+ hotels available in Faroe Islands.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Faroe Islands?
Air France, Atlantic Airways, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Vágar Airport (FAE) once daily.
- Website
- atlanticairways.com
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.en.ntrejse.dk/
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.en.ntrejse.dk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Weil am Rhein Bahnhof to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- smyril-line.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $340–1,100
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $340–1,100
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $340–1,100
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