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How to get fromLos Angeles Airport (LAX) to Baselby plane or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Basel by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LAX - BSL
    13h 34m
    CHF 441–845

  2. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LAX - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    14h 17m
    CHF 304–745

  3. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane LAX - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    12h 37m
    CHF 320–554

  4. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane LAX - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    17h 15m
    CHF 315–1,051

  5. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane LAX - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain train
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    16h 50m
    CHF 378–979

  6. Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane LAX - ORY
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain train
    15h 28m
    CHF 437–1,098

  7. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane LAX - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Strasbourgtrain train
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    15h 6m
    CHF 438–1,086

  8. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane LAX - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    17h 22m
    CHF 331–863

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar55Weekly Planes
Duration16h 20mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 303Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,478.2 km
  • Duration: 13h 34m

What companies run services between Los Angeles Airport (LAX), USA and Basel, Switzerland?

Air France, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.

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