There are 5 ways to get from New Orleans to Basel by plane or 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Basel (BSL)plane MSY - BSL
15h 2mCHF 395–1,406Fly 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 55mCHF 415–1,360Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MSY - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
17h 11mCHF 492–1,522Fly 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
18h 33mCHF 438–1,432Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MSY - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
19h 37mCHF 436–1,616
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New Orleans to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 490 - SFr 1600 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from New Orleans to Basel is to fly which takes 15h 2m and costs SFr 390 - SFr 1500.
The distance between New Orleans and Basel is 8160 km.
It takes approximately 15h 2m to get from New Orleans to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of New Orleans. It is currently 5:22 AM in New Orleans and 11:22 AM in Basel.
There are 1335+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,400
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,400
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Basel via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Frankfurt via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,400
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
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