There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Faroe Islands by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
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 Vágar Airport (FAE)plane BSL - FAE
7h 53m$304–605Bus, train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB 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 carferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
2d 6h$201–1,303Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry 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 46m$379–817Train, 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$396–881Train, bus, car ferry
- 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 carferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
2d 5h$346–2,026
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 bus and train and car ferry which costs $200 - $1,300 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Faroe Islands is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $300 - $650.
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 which takes 2 days 5h and costs $340 - $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 9:33 AM in Basel and 8:33 AM in Faroe Islands.
There are 287+ hotels available in Faroe Islands.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Faroe Islands?
Air France, Atlantic Airways, and two 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
- $300–600
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–490
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 Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Smyril Line
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- $80–330
- Car
- $340–1,100
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- $80–330
- Car
- $340–1,100
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- $80–330
- Car
- $340–1,100
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