There are 8 ways to get from Malmö to Basel by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL)plane CPH - BSL
4h 34mCHF 41–200Train
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain 345 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
14h 13mCHF 307–474Bus
- Take the bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N770 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N33
19h 25mCHF 96–155Drive 1,301.1 km
- Drive from Malmö to Baselcar 1,301.1 km
11h 11mCHF 250–361Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 53mCHF 123–289Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Malmo Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
14h 28mCHF 202–332Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Schleswigtrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
14h 44mCHF 160–321Drive, car train
- Drive from Malmö to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
15h 25mCHF 186–250
Malmö to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malmö to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 40 - SFr 200 and takes 4h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Malmö to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 34m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from Malmö station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop and arriving at Basel SBB via Hamburg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Malmö station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Malmö, Centralstation and arriving at Basel SBB via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 13m.
The distance between Malmö and Basel is 996 km. The road distance is 1301.1 km.
The best way to get from Malmö to Basel without a car is to train which takes 14h 13m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 480.
It takes approximately 4h 34m to get from Malmö to Basel, including transfers.
Malmö to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop.
Malmö to Basel train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Malmö, Centralstation.
The best way to get from Malmö to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 34m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 300 - SFr 480 and takes 14h 13m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 160 and takes 19h 25m.
What companies run services between Malmö, Sweden and Basel, Switzerland?
Norwegian Air International, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malmö, Centralstation to Basel SBB via Hamburg Hbf in around 14h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–390
- 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)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmo Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 62
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 5
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 122
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Malmö to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Malmö to Basel train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Malmö to Basel is 1301 km. It takes approximately 11h 11m to drive from Malmö to Basel.
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