There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Malé by plane or 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 Velana International Airport (MLE)plane BSL - MLE
14h 50m$475–656Train to Zurich Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane ZRH - MLE
13h 14m$397–710Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane FRA - MLE
14h 55m$399–712Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane STR - MLE
16h 29m$456–835Train, 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 Velana International Airport (MLE)plane MXP - MLE
17h 29m$419–1,251
Basel (BSL) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Malé is to train and fly which costs $390 - $750 and takes 13h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Malé is to train and fly which takes 13h 14m and costs $390 - $750.
The distance between Basel and Malé is 7890 km.
It takes approximately 14h 50m to get from Basel to Malé, including transfers.
Malé is 4h ahead of Basel. It is currently 12:57 AM in Basel and 4:57 AM in Malé.
There are 312+ hotels available in Malé.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Malé, Maldives?
Turkish Airlines, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Velana International Airport (MLE) twice daily.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Basel to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Basel to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Velana International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–450
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Velana International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $70–110
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- $20–29
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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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