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 41–240Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
14h 11mCHF 174–441Bus
- 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 5mCHF 94–148Drive 1,301.1 km
- Drive from Malmö to Baselcar 1,301.1 km
11h 13mCHF 217–313Fly 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 118–304Train
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain 345 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
14h 13mCHF 318–451Train #2
- Take the train from Malmo Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
14h 28mCHF 204–457Drive, car train
- Drive from Malmö to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
14h 56mCHF 177–237
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 240 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 240.
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 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Malmö station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Malmö, Centralstation and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via København H, Hamburg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 11m.
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 via Kassel which takes 14h 11m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 450.
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 Öresundståg, 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 240. Alternatively, you can train via Kassel, which costs SFr 170 - SFr 450 and takes 14h 11m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 150 and takes 20h 5m.
What companies run services between Malmö, Sweden and Basel, Switzerland?
Norwegian Air International, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malmö, Centralstation to Basel Bad Bf via Köpenhamn H, København H, Hamburg Hbf, and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 14h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [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
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- 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 Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–11
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–140
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmo Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–140
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- 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 85–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–370
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- 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 Öresundståg, arrive at Köpenhamn H 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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