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How to get fromBasel to Helsinki Airport (HEL)by plane, train, bus, car, night train, car train, or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Helsinki Airport (HEL) by plane, train, bus, car, night train, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly from Basel

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane BSL - HEL
    6h 23m
    €103–334

  2. Train, bus via Halle (Saale)

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train 12
    2. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train 29 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airportbus bus
    36h 36m
    €293–907

  3. Drive 3,591.7 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Helsinki Airport (HEL)car car 3,591.7 km
    37h 33m
    €657–948

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane ZRH - HEL
    6h 11m
    €154–366

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane FRA - HEL
    7h 13m
    €148–496

  6. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane GVA - HEL
    8h 19m
    €202–567

  7. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane MXP - HEL
    10h 16m
    €111–550

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airportbus bus N1206
    39h 52m
    €314–943

  9. Night train, bus

    1. Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Berlin Suedkreuznighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airportbus bus N1206
    39h 54m
    €191–371

  10. Train, bus via Łomża

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    3. Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Warszawa Centralnatrain train
    4. Take the bus from Warszawa Centrum to Łomżabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Lomza, city station to Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airportbus bus
    43h 56m
    €192–525

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N1326
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airportbus bus N1206
    44h 13m
    €220–378

  12. Car train, drive, car ferry

    1. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lüneburg to Swinoujsciecar car
    3. Take the carferry from Świnoujście to Ystadcarferry car ferry
    4. Drive from Bornholmerfærgen, Ystad to Helsinki Airport (HEL)car car
    2d
    €592–1,003

Basel to Helsinki Airport (HEL) by train and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration36h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket€293Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,811.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 23m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Helsinki Airport (HEL), Finland?

Lufthansa, Norwegian Air International, and Lufthansa City fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 44h 13m.

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