There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Sydney by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ZRH - SYD
24h 47m$923–1,784Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MXP - SYD
29h 27m$759–3,549Fly Basel to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BSL - SYD
27h 13m$1,023–2,930Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Sydney 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane GVA - SYD
27h 45m$902–2,017Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane STR - SYD
29h 30m$1,051–2,344Fly Mulhouse to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MLH - SYD
27h 18m$1,523–4,430Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane ZRH - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
31h 21m$1,287–3,222Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane ZRH - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
37h 49m$1,168–3,580
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $2,400 and takes 29h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Sydney is to train and fly which takes 24h 47m and costs $900 - $1,800.
The distance between Basel and Sydney is 16672 km.
It takes approximately 24h 47m to get from Basel to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 8h ahead of Basel. It is currently 3:18 AM in Basel and 11:18 AM in Sydney.
There are 5222+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Flydubai and Emirates fly from Basel (BSL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–290
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–420
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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