There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Tehrān by plane, bus, car, or 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 from Basel, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane BSL - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
12h 23m$186–557Drive 4,610.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Tehrāncar 4,610.5 km
2d 2h$1,079–1,559Train to Zurich Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane ZRH - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
12h 6m$188–523Train to Frankfurt, fly, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane FRA - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
11h 33m$221–605Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane STR - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
13h 56m$218–687
Basel (BSL) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Tehrān is to train and fly and bus which costs $180 - $550 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Tehrān is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 33m and costs $220 - $650.
The distance between Basel and Tehrān is 3891 km. The road distance is 4610.5 km.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Basel to Tehrān, including transfers.
Tehrān is 2h 30m ahead of Basel. It is currently 12:28 PM in Basel and 2:58 PM in Tehrān.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Tehrān is 4610 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Basel to Tehrān.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Tehrān, Iran?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Tehrān. However, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Tehran International Airport (IKA), walk to Tehran Imam Khomeini, take the bus to Azadi Square, then take the taxi to Tehrān. Alternatively, you can drive from Basel to Tehrān in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- iaa.ir
Flights from Basel to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- sahaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $70–110
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- $20–29
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
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