There are 7 ways to get from Košice to Basel by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Basel (BSL)plane KSC - BSL
4h 29mCHF 85–245Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Kosice to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the nighttrain from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbnighttrain En
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
19h 19mCHF 84–117Train
- Take the train from Kosice to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain 526 / ...
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
16h 35mCHF 128–225Bus
- Take the bus from Košice to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N191
19h 35mCHF 100–160Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KSC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
3h 32mCHF 126–328Bus, train
- Take the bus from Košice to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Südbus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
21h 49mDrive 1,208.3 km
- Drive from Košice to Baselcar 1,208.3 km
13h 27mCHF 201–291
Košice to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Košice to Basel is to train and night train which costs SFr 80 - SFr 120 and takes 19h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Košice to Basel is to fly and train which takes 3h 32m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Košice and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 19h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Košice to Basel. However, there are services departing from Kosice and arriving at Basel SBB via Bratislava Hlavna Stanica and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 35m.
The distance between Košice and Basel is 1029 km. The road distance is 1208.3 km.
The best way to get from Košice to Basel without a car is to train which takes 16h 35m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 230.
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Košice to Basel, including transfers.
Košice to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Košice station.
Košice to Basel train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Kosice station.
The best way to get from Košice to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 29m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 230 and takes 16h 35m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 160 and takes 19h 35m.
What companies run services between Košice, Slovakia and Basel, Switzerland?
Austrian Airlines, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kosice to Basel SBB via Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 16h 35m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
Flights from Košice International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
Flights from Košice International Airport to Basel via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Kosice to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Kosice to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–55
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- 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 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Košice to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Košice to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
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Booking & Getting There
Košice to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Košice to Basel train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Bratislava Hlavna Stanica station.
Yes, the driving distance between Košice to Basel is 1208 km. It takes approximately 13h 27m to drive from Košice to Basel.
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