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How to get fromCape Town to Baselby plane or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Cape Town to Basel by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CPT - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    13h
    CHF 345–1,010

  2. Fly to Basel

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Basel (BSL)plane plane CPT - BSL
    14h 46m
    CHF 316–1,119

  3. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CPT - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    14h 57m
    CHF 343–985

  4. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane CPT - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    18h 9m
    CHF 530–907

  5. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane CPT - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain train
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    17h 28m
    CHF 418–1,045

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights

Calendar29Weekly Planes
Duration13h 23mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 274Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,225.9 km
  • Duration: 13h

What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Basel, Switzerland?

KLM, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.

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