There are 5 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$644–1,626Train 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
12h 1m$300–1,222Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ilulissat Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ilulissat Airport (JAV)plane ZRH - JAV
11h 5m$422–1,649Train 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$345–1,267Fly Basel to Nuuk Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane BSL - GOH
11h 17m$558–2,309
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 $300 - $1,300 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Greenland is to train and fly which takes 11h 5m and costs $420 - $1,700.
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 4:32 PM in Basel and 1:32 PM in Greenland.
There are 39+ 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) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airgreenland.gl
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nuuk Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ilulissat Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,300
Flights from Basel to Nuuk Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tasiilaq via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Kulusuk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nuuk Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ilulissat Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Qaqortoq via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Basel to Nuuk Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Basel to Nuuk Airport via Frankfurt, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
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)
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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