There are 6 ways to get from Indianapolis 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 Indianapolis to Basel
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Basel (BSL)plane IND - BSL
16h 22mCHF 324–1,205Fly Indianapolis to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IND - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
15h 18mCHF 373–1,196Bus to Covington, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Basel (BSL)plane CVG - BSL
16h 55mCHF 378–1,328Train to Purdue University Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Purdue University Airport (LAF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LAF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
19h 30mCHF 340–1,032Bus to Covington, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
18h 20mCHF 427–1,319Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
18h 26mCHF 327–635
Indianapolis (IND) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 320 - SFr 650 and takes 18h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Basel is to fly and train which takes 15h 18m and costs SFr 370 - SFr 1200.
The distance between Indianapolis and Basel is 7157 km.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Indianapolis to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Indianapolis. It is currently 6:05 PM in Indianapolis and 12:05 AM in Basel.
There are 1336+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Delta, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Covington to Basel via Toronto, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–330
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- 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 29–85
- 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 29–85
- 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 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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