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There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Saint Petersburg by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane plane ZRH - LED
    12h 20m
    ₽11,166–28,148

  2. Fly from Mulhouse

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane plane MLH - LED
    13h 41m
    ₽10,442–30,576

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Brest C to Vitebsky Railway Terminaltrain train
    39h 23m
    ₽22,613–42,192

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus bus
    45h 55m
    ₽22,951–30,220

  5. Drive  2,491.6 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Saint Petersburgcar car 2,491.6 km
    26h 12m
    ₽48,100–69,478

  6. Fly from Basel

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane plane BSL - LED
    11h 21m
    ₽13,442–55,576

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus 905
    3. Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Vitebsky Railway Terminaltrain train
    2d 6h
    ₽21,251–36,603

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Kraków Główny to Kazlų Rūdatrain train
    4. Take the train from Kazlų Rūda to Kybartaitrain train 695 / ...
    5. Take the train from Chernyshevskoe to Vitebsky Railway Terminaltrain train
    2d 7h

  9. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lüneburg to Saint Petersburgcar car
    34h 36m
    ₽40,228–57,329

Basel to Saint Petersburg by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration45h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket₽22,951Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,085 km
  • Duration: 12h 20m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Saint Petersburg, Russia?

You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal via Nuremberg central bus station, Riga, Bus Station, and Riga Central Bus Station in around 45h 55m. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, AJet, and Pegasus Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 3 times a day.

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