There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Tartu by plane, train, bus, car, or car 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 Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BSL - TLL
- Take the train from Ülemiste to Tartutrain
9h 47m€92–321Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Spandau Bhftrain 12
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, stationbus
- Take the train from Jelgava to Tartutrain 889
31h 18m€279–855Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Tartutrain 889
35h 51m€294–664Drive 2,242 km
- Drive from Basel to Tartucar 2,242 km
22h 8m€391–565Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Tartu Ülenurme Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane ZRH - TAY
9h 59m€259–714Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane ZRH - TLL
- Take the train from Ülemiste to Tartutrain
9h 26m€155–386Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Riga International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ZRH - RIX
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartutrain
11h€159–373Fly Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane BSL - TAY
10h 41m€116–509Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartutrain 0
38h 36m€168–418Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaambus 145 / ...
41h 49m€164–326Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel to Mannheim - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Aardlatrain 0
45h 39m€202–349Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Tartucar
29h 25m€342–483
Basel to Tartu by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Tartu is to fly and train which costs €90 - €330 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Tartu is to train and fly which takes 9h 26m and costs €150 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Tartu. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Tartu bussijaam via Karlsruhe, Riga Central Bus Station and Pärnu bussijaam. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Tartu. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Tartu via Sargans, Wien Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 51m.
The distance between Basel and Tartu is 1920 km. The road distance is 2242 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Tartu without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 31h 18m and costs €270 - €900.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Basel to Tartu, including transfers.
Basel to Tartu bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Tartu train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Tartu is to train which takes 35h 51m and costs €290 - €700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €550 and takes 10h 41m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €330 and takes 41h 49m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Tartu, Estonia?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Tartu via Sargans, Wien Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 35h 51m. Alternatively, easyJet, Finnair, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–220
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Prague, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Hamburg, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Munich, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Basel to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- [email protected]
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €12–17
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €12–17
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €16–23
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €16–23
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Aardla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €16–23
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Jelgava to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Sargans to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +372 640 4000
- [email protected]
- Website
- gobus.ee
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://gobus.ee/en/
- Phone
- +372 606 4969
- [email protected]
- Website
- sebe.ee
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- sebe.ee
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Phone
- +372 5886 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- bussikeskus.ee
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- http://www.bussikeskus.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.bussikeskus.ee/et/regular-services
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel to Mannheim - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- [email protected]
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–70
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Tartu bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Tartu is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 9:57 AM in Basel and 10:57 AM in Tartu.
Basel to Tartu train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Sargans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Tartu is 2242 km. It takes approximately 22h 8m to drive from Basel to Tartu.
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