There are 4 ways to get from Charleston to Basel by plane, 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 Charleston International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Basel (BSL)plane CHS - BSL
16h 3mCHF 309–1,041Drive to Columbia, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Drive from Charleston to Columbia-Airport-CAEcar
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CAE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 20mCHF 275–926Fly Charleston International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CHS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
15h 32mCHF 325–934Fly Charleston International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CHS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
19h 44mCHF 373–1,019
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Basel is to drive and fly and train which costs SFr 270 - SFr 950 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Basel is to drive and fly and train which takes 14h 20m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 950.
The distance between Charleston and Basel is 7236 km.
It takes approximately 16h 3m to get from Charleston to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Charleston. It is currently 3:10 AM in Charleston and 9:10 AM in Basel.
There are 1309+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Delta, Air France, and six other airlines fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Basel via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Basel via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Columbia to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Columbia to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Columbia to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Columbia to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Geneva International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Basel via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Basel via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Columbia to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Columbia to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Columbia to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Basel via New York JFK, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Basel via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Columbia to Zurich Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Geneva International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Basel via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Basel via New York JFK, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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