There are 8 ways to get from Malmö to Basel by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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 Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL)plane CPH - BSL
4h 39mCHF 51–251Train
- Take the train from Malmo Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
14h 28mCHF 206–421Bus
- Take the bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 173 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Basel SBBbus
20h 25mCHF 94–141Train, night train
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
17h 26mCHF 143–287Fly 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 119–310Train via Hanover
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 20
14h 29mCHF 181–439Drive, car train
- Drive from Malmö to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
14h 55mCHF 183–238Drive 1,301.1 km
- Drive from Malmö to Baselcar 1,301.1 km
11h 13mCHF 219–316
Malmö to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malmö to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 50 - SFr 260 and takes 4h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Malmö to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 260.
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 and Freiburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Malmö station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Malmo Centralstation and arriving at Basel SBB via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 28m.
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 28m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 430.
It takes approximately 4h 39m 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 Snälltåget, depart from Malmo Centralstation.
The best way to get from Malmö to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 200 - SFr 430 and takes 14h 28m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 150 and takes 20h 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 Malmo Centralstation to Basel SBB via Hamburg Hbf in around 14h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmo Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–8
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- Snälltåget
- 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 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- 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 Snälltåget, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Malmö to Basel is 1301 km. It takes approximately 11h 13m to drive from Malmö to Basel.
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