There are 6 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Basel by train, plane, 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.
Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Basel (BSL)plane KUL - BSL
20h 45mCHF 405–717Train, bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentraltrain
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SIN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
23h 14mCHF 256–409Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SZB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
23h 31mCHF 362–1,255Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KUL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
20h 44mCHF 272–616Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KUL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
20h 5mCHF 292–773Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane KUL - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
23h 20mCHF 336–1,075
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Basel is to train and bus and fly which costs SFr 250 - SFr 410 and takes 23h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Basel is to train and fly which takes 20h 5m and costs SFr 290 - SFr 800.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Basel is 10157 km.
It takes approximately 20h 45m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h behind Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 11:34 PM in Kuala Lumpur and 4:34 PM in Basel.
There are 1309+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Kuala Lumpur to Basel. However, you can take the train to Klia T2, walk to Klia2, take the bus to Klia 1 2, walk to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, then take the line 50 bus to Basel, Brausebad. Alternatively, you can take the train to Kwasa Sentral, walk to Mrt Kwasa Sentral Pintu A, take the bus to Subang Skypark Terminal, walk to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Basel SBB.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–290
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,500
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–850
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–950
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
- Website
- flyturkmenistanairlines.eu
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Frankfurt via Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–490
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–13
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–13
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–13
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–13
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- 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 27–45
- 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 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- 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 45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–10
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- CHF 1–3
- Express
- CHF 6–10
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- CHF 7–8
- Gold
- CHF 12
- Platinum
- CHF 14–16
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–14
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
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