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How to get fromChicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) to Baselby plane or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) to Basel by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL)plane plane ORD - BSL
    10h 39m
    CHF 344–746

  2. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane ORD - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    13h 30m
    CHF 280–1,033

  3. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane ORD - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    10h 22m
    CHF 283–609

  4. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane ORD - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    11h 41m
    CHF 294–645

  5. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane ORD - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain train
    14h 36m
    CHF 338–1,140

  6. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane ORD - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Strasbourgtrain train
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    12h 27m
    CHF 331–897

  7. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane ORD - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    14h 47m
    CHF 329–847

  8. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane ORD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain train
    14h 19m
    CHF 433–1,114

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar43Weekly Planes
Duration12h 46mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 244Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 7,065.9 km
  • Duration: 10h 39m

What companies run services between Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD), USA and Basel, Switzerland?

Lufthansa, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.

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