There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Madagascar 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 to Ivato International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane ZRH - TNR
17h 37m$595–1,075Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
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 Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane MXP - TNR
20h 27m$483–1,486Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- 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 Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane GVA - TNR
19h 20m$854–1,168Fly Basel to Ivato International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane BSL - TNR
18h 3m$709–961Fly Basel to Toamasina Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Toamasina Airport (TMM)plane BSL - TMM
21h 23m$605–2,208Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane CDG - TNR
17h 22m$612–1,140
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivato International Airport (TNR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Madagascar is to fly which costs $700 - $1,000 and takes 18h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Madagascar is to train and fly which takes 17h 22m and costs $600 - $1,200.
The distance between Basel and Madagascar is 8443 km.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Basel to Madagascar, including transfers.
Madagascar is 2h ahead of Basel. It is currently 6:38 AM in Basel and 8:38 AM in Madagascar.
There are 288+ hotels available in Madagascar.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Madagascar?
easyJet, Ethiopian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Ivato International Airport (TNR) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Website
- airmadagascar.com
Flights from Basel to Toamasina Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Basel to Toamasina Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Basel to Toamasina Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ivato International Airport via St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ivato International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Basel to Toamasina Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mahe Island
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
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
- $26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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