There are 7 ways to get from Kristiansand to Basel by plane, car ferry, car, car train, train, or bus
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Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Basel
best- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Basel (BSL)plane KRS - BSL
6h 21mCHF 175–546Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 44mCHF 138–440Car ferry, drive, car train
- Take the car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry
- Drive from Hirtshals to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
19h 13mCHF 211–339Drive 2,155.1 km
- Drive from Kristiansand to Baselcar 2,155.1 km
20h 36mCHF 377–544Train to Stavanger Airport, Sola, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Stavanger stasjontrain
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Basel (BSL)plane SVG - BSL
10h 35mCHF 159–646Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Flensburg central train stationbus 172
- Take the train from Flensburg to Frankfurttrain 4
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
20h 54mCHF 230–957Train
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
26h 5mCHF 473–1,219
Kristiansand to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 170 - SFr 550 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Kristiansand to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 550.
No, there is no direct train from Kristiansand to Basel. However, there are services departing from Kristiansand stasjon and arriving at Basel SBB via Oslo S, Malmö Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 5m.
The distance between Kristiansand and Basel is 1203 km. The road distance is 2155.1 km.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Basel without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 20h 54m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 1000.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Kristiansand to Basel, including transfers.
Kristiansand to Basel train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, depart from Kristiansand stasjon station.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 470 - SFr 1300 and takes 26h 5m.
Kristiansand to Basel train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, arrive at Oslo S station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kristiansand to Basel is 2155 km. It takes approximately 20h 36m to drive from Kristiansand to Basel.
What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Basel, Switzerland?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kristiansand stasjon to Basel SBB via Oslo S, Malmö, Centralstation, Malmö Centralstation, and Hamburg Hbf in around 26h 5m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–420
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Basel via Bergen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–480
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–450
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–450
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–420
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Basel via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Basel via Bergen, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–480
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–450
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–850
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Stavanger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.en.ntrejse.dk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flensburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–470
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Aalborg to Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 34–95
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- CHF 95
- No Car
- CHF 34
Car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 34–95
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- CHF 95
- No Car
- CHF 34
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