There are 5 ways to get from Basel to St. Louis by plane or train
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Fly Basel to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane BSL - STL
16h 46m$557–1,708Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)plane ZRH - SPI
- Take the train from Springfield to St. Louistrain
20h 18m$447–1,391Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane ZRH - STL
16h 20m$542–1,718Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane FRA - STL
15h 16m$664–2,170Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Lambert–St. Louis 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane GVA - STL
18h 2m$579–2,081
Basel (BSL) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to St. Louis is to train and fly which costs $440 - $1,400 and takes 20h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to St. Louis is to train and fly which takes 15h 16m and costs $650 - $2,200.
The distance between Basel and St. Louis is 4678 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 46m to get from Basel to St. Louis, including transfers.
St. Louis is 7h behind Basel. It is currently 1:36 AM in Basel and 6:36 PM in St. Louis.
There are 558+ hotels available in St. Louis.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and St. Louis, MO, USA?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Basel to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Basel to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brussels, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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