There are 5 ways to get from New Orleans to Basel by plane or train
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Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Basel (BSL)plane MSY - BSL
16h 32mCHF 374–1,406Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MSY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 35mCHF 424–1,308Train to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Statrain
- Fly from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GPT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 1mCHF 413–1,456Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MSY - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
19h 48mCHF 467–1,447Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MSY - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
18h 9mCHF 384–2,137
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New Orleans to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 420 - SFr 1400 and takes 16h 35m.
The fastest way to get from New Orleans to Basel is to train and fly which takes 16h 1m and costs SFr 410 - SFr 1500.
The distance between New Orleans and Basel is 8160 km.
It takes approximately 16h 32m to get from New Orleans to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h ahead of New Orleans. It is currently 12:59 AM in New Orleans and 7:59 AM in Basel.
There are 1363+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, Delta, and Air France fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Atlanta, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,500
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Geneva International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Atlanta, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow, Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Geneva International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–2,300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow, Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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