There are 4 ways to get from Basel to La Paz by train or plane
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
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 26m$410–1,367Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- 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
24h 56m$388–1,472Train, 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 4m$517–1,652Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane BSL - LPB
22h 53m$444–1,605
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to La Paz is to train and fly which costs $410 - $1,400 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to La Paz is to train and fly which takes 20h 26m and costs $410 - $1,400.
The distance between Basel and La Paz is 10492 km.
It takes approximately 20h 26m to get from Basel to La Paz, including transfers.
There are 443+ hotels available in La Paz.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and La Paz, Bolivia?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and eight other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to El Alto International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to El Alto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Barcelona, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Basel to El Alto International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to El Alto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- $22–28
- 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
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
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