There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Malmö by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BSL - CPH
4h 37mkr 507–2,427Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
13h 27mkr 2,252–3,629Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus N770 / ...
20h 20mkr 1,200–1,783Drive 1,302.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Malmöcar 1,302.5 km
11h 16mkr 3,011–4,349Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane ZRH - CPH
5h 56mkr 1,496–3,459Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Neumünstertrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Neumünster to Malmö, Centralstationtrain Ic
14h 11mkr 2,224–3,758Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Malmöcar
15h 53mkr 2,227–3,039Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Syd Svaagertorp stationtrain 344
20h 33mkr 1,248–2,426
Basel to Malmö by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Malmö is to fly which costs 500 kr - 2500 kr and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Malmö is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs 500 kr - 2500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Malmö station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Malmö central train station FlixBus stop via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Malmö station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Malmo Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 27m.
The distance between Basel and Malmö is 996 km. The road distance is 1302.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Malmö without a car is to train which takes 13h 27m and costs 2200 kr - 3700 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Basel to Malmö, including transfers.
Basel to Malmö bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Malmö train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Malmö is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs 500 kr - 2500 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 2200 kr - 3700 kr and takes 13h 27m, you could also bus, which costs 1200 kr - 1800 kr and takes 20h 20m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Malmö, Sweden?
Norwegian Air International, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Malmo Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf in around 13h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,600
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–7,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 360–1,700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 420–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Neumünster
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,700
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 741
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Neumünster to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 639
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 320–490
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,500
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 1,200–1,500
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 850–1,000
- Seating Carriage
- kr 550–650
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Syd Svaagertorp station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,000
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 360–550
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Malmö bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Basel to Malmö train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Malmö is 1303 km. It takes approximately 11h 16m to drive from Basel to Malmö.
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