There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Iceland by plane or train
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 Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BSL - KEF
7h 26m$102–560Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane ZRH - KEF
8h 20m$183–587Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane FRA - KEF
9h 21m$245–776Train, 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 Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane GVA - KEF
10h 13m$240–699Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane MXP - KEF
12h 25m$118–566
Basel (BSL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Iceland is to fly which costs $100 - $600 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Iceland is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs $100 - $600.
The distance between Basel and Iceland is 2589 km.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Basel to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 2h behind Basel. It is currently 10:12 PM in Basel and 8:12 PM in Iceland.
There are 585+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Iceland?
easyJet, KLM, and Transavia Holland fly from Basel (BSL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 5 times a week.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
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
- $70–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $85–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- $23–30
- 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
- $7–9
- Website
- Trenord
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