There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Guatemala City by train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to La Aurora International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane ZRH - GUA
19h 36m$637–1,357Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to La Aurora International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane MXP - GUA
24h 1m$320–1,242Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to La Aurora International Airport
- 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 La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane GVA - GUA
22h 34m$430–1,326Train to Frankfurt, fly to La Aurora International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane FRA - GUA
21h 37m$717–1,434Fly Basel to La Aurora International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane BSL - GUA
19h 47m$365–1,306Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cuscatlán International Airport, Tour, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane ZRH - SAL
- Take a shuttle bus from San Salvador to Copán Ruinas
- Take a shuttle bus from Copán Ruins to Terminal de Autobuses
24h 52m$836–4,031
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Guatemala City is to train and fly which costs $320 - $1,300 and takes 24h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Guatemala City is to train and fly which takes 19h 36m and costs $600 - $1,400.
The distance between Basel and Guatemala City is 9589 km.
It takes approximately 19h 36m to get from Basel to Guatemala City, including transfers.
Guatemala City is 8h behind Basel. It is currently 3:30 PM in Basel and 7:30 AM in Guatemala City.
There are 565+ hotels available in Guatemala City.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Guatemala City, Guatemala?
Air Canada flies from Basel (BSL) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) once a week.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to La Aurora International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to La Aurora International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Basel to La Aurora International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to La Aurora International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to La Aurora International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to La Aurora International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to La Aurora International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to La Aurora International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to La Aurora International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +503 7223 2638
- [email protected]
- Website
- Infini Tours
Shuttle from San Salvador to Copán Ruinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $165
- Website
- Infini Tours
- [email protected]
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
Shuttle from Copán Ruins to Terminal de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
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