There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Kuusamo by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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 Kuusamo
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane ZRH - KAO
8h 27m€250–718Fly Basel to Rovaniemi, bus
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane BSL - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Kelantiebus
11h 28m€148–749Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Oulutrain
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus 8
2d 2h€352–603Drive 3,155.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Kuusamocar 3,155.3 km
33h€598–863Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane ZRH - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Kelantiebus
11h 1m€241–507Fly Basel to Kuusamo
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane BSL - KAO
9h 3m€157–710Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kuusamo
- 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 Kuusamo (KAO)plane GVA - KAO
12h 10m€263–751Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Oulu Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane ZRH - OUL
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
13h 23m€285–499Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus 8
2d 7h€283–464Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Oulu, Bus Stationbus Ob1
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus 8
2d 9h€233–543Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kuusamocar
37h 36m€552–823
Basel to Kuusamo by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kuusamo is to train and bus which costs €230 - €550 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kuusamo is to train and fly which takes 8h 27m and costs €250 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Kuusamo. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arriving at Kelantie via Mulhouse, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and 12. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Basel and Kuusamo is 2497 km. The road distance is 3155.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kuusamo without a car is to train and bus via Warsaw which takes 2 days 2h and costs €350 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Basel to Kuusamo, including transfers.
Basel to Kuusamo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
The best way to get from Basel to Kuusamo is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs €150 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €280 - €470 and takes 2 days 7h.
Basel to Kuusamo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kuusamo is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 3:00 AM in Basel and 4:00 AM in Kuusamo.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kuusamo, Finland?
Lufthansa, easyJet, and Air Baltic fly from Basel (BSL) to Kuusamo (KAO) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Kelantie via Mulhouse, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Oulu, Bus Station, and 12 in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Basel to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Basel to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Basel to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Basel to Kuusamo via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Rovaniemi via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Rovaniemi via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 201 303304
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Pohjolan Matka
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Pohjolan Matka
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Pohjolan Matka
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Pohjolan Matka
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
- Phone
- +358 (0) 40 722 2022
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ruka Charter Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Ruka Charter Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Ruka Charter Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Ruka Charter Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Ruka Charter Oy
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 40 652 1082
- [email protected]
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
Bus from Lentoasema to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- Rukan Taksi Ja Huoltopalvelu Oy Saapunki
Bus from Lentoasema to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- Rukan Taksi Ja Huoltopalvelu Oy Saapunki
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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