There are 4 ways to get from Basel to La Paz by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane ZRH - LPB
20h 31m$741–1,525Fly from Basel
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane BSL - LPB
23h 58m$504–1,805Train, 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 El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane GVA - LPB
22h 49m$900–1,801Train, 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 El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane MXP - LPB
23h 51m$830–1,331
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to La Paz is to train and fly which costs $700 - $1,600 and takes 20h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to La Paz is to train and fly which takes 20h 31m and costs $700 - $1,600.
The distance between Basel and La Paz is 10492 km.
It takes approximately 20h 31m to get from Basel to La Paz, including transfers.
There are 441+ hotels available in La Paz.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and La Paz, Bolivia?
Air France, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and seven other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Zurich Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to El Alto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Barcelona, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to El Alto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- ecojet.bo
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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