There are 6 ways to get from Durban to Basel by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly King Shaka International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Basel (BSL)plane DUR - BSL
19hCHF 355–1,217Fly King Shaka International Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
18h 24mCHF 302–883Fly King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 33mCHF 345–1,071Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Basel (BSL)plane PZB - BSL
23h 30mCHF 328–1,227Bus to Margate, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Durban Station to Margate Retirement Villagebus
- Fly from Margate (MGH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MGH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
25h 52mCHF 347–1,074Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PZB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
17h 44mCHF 318–1,031
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durban to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 300 - SFr 900 and takes 18h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Durban to Basel is to fly and train which takes 16h 33m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 1100.
The distance between Durban and Basel is 8942 km.
It takes approximately 19h to get from Durban to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h behind Durban. It is currently 11:52 PM in Durban and 10:52 PM in Basel.
There are 1337+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Durban, South Africa and Basel, Switzerland?
Airlink, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Frankfurt via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Frankfurt via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Addis Ababa, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Frankfurt via Johannesburg, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Frankfurt via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Basel via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,200
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Frankfurt via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Addis Ababa, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Frankfurt via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,400
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Frankfurt via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,100
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- 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 30–50
- 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 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–10
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- CHF 3–10
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–10
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- CHF 3–10
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Website
- City to City
- Phone
- +27 39 312 1406
- [email protected]
- Website
- margatecoach.co.za
Bus from Durban Station to Margate Retirement Village
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–16
- Schedules at
- margatecoach.co.za
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