There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Greenland by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Nuuk Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane ZRH - GOH
12h 1m$643–1,619Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Tasiilaq
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tasiilaq (AGM)plane ZRH - AGM
13h 21m$209–815Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Qaqortoq
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Qaqortoq (JJU)plane ZRH - JJU
12h 3m$369–1,560Fly Basel to Nuuk Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane BSL - GOH
11h 17m$608–2,809
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nuuk Airport (GOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Greenland is to train and fly which costs $200 - $850 and takes 13h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Greenland is to fly which takes 11h 17m and costs $600 - $2,900.
The distance between Basel and Greenland is 4101 km.
It takes approximately 12h 1m to get from Basel to Greenland, including transfers.
Greenland is 3h behind Basel. It is currently 3:45 AM in Basel and 12:45 AM in Greenland.
There are 35+ hotels available in Greenland.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Greenland?
easyJet, Air Greenland, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Nuuk Airport (GOH) once daily.
- Website
- airgreenland.gl
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nuuk Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,600
Flights from Basel to Nuuk Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tasiilaq via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Kulusuk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
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)
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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