There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Kyoto by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane BSL - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Kyōtotrain
18h 32m¥52,290–162,748Fly Basel to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane BSL - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
21h 26m¥61,790–222,248Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane ZRH - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
21h 59m¥54,530–141,960Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane ZRH - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
19h 39mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kobe (UKB)plane ZRH - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Kyototrain
18h 57mFly Basel to Kobe, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kobe (UKB)plane BSL - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Kyototrain
21h 24m
Basel (BSL) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kyoto is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥50000 - ¥150000 and takes 21h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kyoto is to fly and train which takes 18h 32m and costs ¥50000 - ¥170000.
The distance between Basel and Kyoto is 9617 km.
It takes approximately 18h 32m to get from Basel to Kyoto, including transfers.
Kyoto is 8h ahead of Basel. It is currently 1:44 PM in Basel and 9:44 PM in Kyoto.
There are 3780+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kyoto, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Kyoto. However, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, then take the train to Kyōto. Alternatively, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Osaka International Airport (ITM), walk to Osaka Airport, then take the bus to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Basel to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–480,000
Flights from Basel to Osaka International Airport via Istanbul, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–550,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–410,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–410,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Vienna, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–420,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–130,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Basel to Kobe via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–260,000
Flights from Basel to Kobe via Budapest, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
Flights from Basel to Kobe via Vienna, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–260,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Kansai International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Basel to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Basel to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–410,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Basel to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Basel to Kobe via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–290,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Basel to Kobe via Munich, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Kansai International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Osaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–9,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–9,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–9,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
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