There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Mérida 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 Frankfurt, fly to Mérida International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane FRA - MID
19h 24m$8,334–28,601Fly Basel to Cancún International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane BSL - CUN
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Mérida Teyatrain
21h 3m$6,474–20,508Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Mérida International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane ZRH - MID
18h 38m$7,818–24,200Fly Basel to Mérida International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane BSL - MID
21h 9m$7,699–29,258Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane ZRH - CUN
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Mérida Teyatrain
20h 6m$9,093–23,450Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cancún International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane FRA - CUN
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Mérida Teyatrain
21h 38m$9,609–27,851Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Mérida International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane MXP - MID
24h 36m$8,164–29,771
Frankfurt (FRA) to Mérida International Airport (MID) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Mérida is to fly and train which costs $6000 - $21000 and takes 21h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Mérida is to train and fly which takes 18h 38m and costs $7500 - $25000.
The distance between Basel and Mérida is 9132 km.
It takes approximately 19h 24m to get from Basel to Mérida, including transfers.
Mérida is 8h behind Basel. It is currently 11:55 PM in Basel and 3:55 PM in Mérida.
There are 895+ hotels available in Mérida.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Mérida, Mexico?
Lufthansa, Viva Aerobus, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Mérida International Airport (MID) once daily.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–28,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,000–33,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–23,000
Flights from Basel to Mérida International Airport via Frankfurt, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–32,000
Flights from Basel to Mérida International Airport via London Gatwick, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–29,000
Flights from Basel to Mérida International Airport via London Heathrow, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–28,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Basel to Cancún International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–17,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–16,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–30,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Mérida International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mérida International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
Flights from Basel to Cancún International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–22,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,000–33,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–27,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–33,000
Flights from Basel to Cancún International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–21,000
Flights from Basel to Cancún International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
Flights from Basel to Cancún International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–14,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–13,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–30,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Cancún International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–21,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Basel to Cancún International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–21,000
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Basel to Cancún International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–21,000
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–13,000
- 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
- $1,200–2,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,500
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
Train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Mérida Teya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $370–3,300
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $370–850
- Local Tourist
- $460–1,100
- National Tourist
- $700–1,600
- International Tourist
- $900–2,100
- National Premier
- $1,100–2,500
- International Premier
- $1,500–3,300
Train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Mérida Teya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $370–3,300
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $370–850
- Local Tourist
- $460–1,100
- National Tourist
- $700–1,600
- International Tourist
- $900–2,100
- National Premier
- $1,100–2,500
- International Premier
- $1,500–3,300
Train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Mérida Teya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $370–3,300
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $370–850
- Local Tourist
- $460–1,100
- National Tourist
- $700–1,600
- International Tourist
- $900–2,100
- National Premier
- $1,100–2,500
- International Premier
- $1,500–3,300
- 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
- $410–550
- 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
- $120–160
- Website
- Trenord
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