There are 5 ways to get from Osaka to Basel by train or plane
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Basel (BSL)plane KIX - BSL
20h 6mCHF 269–811Fly Kobe to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane UKB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
23h 47mCHF 396–1,401Fly Osaka International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ITM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
22h 47mCHF 424–1,498Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NGO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
22h 42mFly Kobe to Basel
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Basel (BSL)plane UKB - BSL
24h 48mCHF 367–1,210
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 260 - SFr 850 and takes 20h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Basel is to train and fly which takes 20h 6m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 850.
The distance between Osaka and Basel is 9578 km.
It takes approximately 20h 6m to get from Osaka to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h behind Osaka. It is currently 4:08 AM in Osaka and 9:08 PM in Basel.
There are 1336+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Basel, Switzerland?
EVA Air, easyJet, and six other airlines fly from Kobe (UKB) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–2,700
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–2,700
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–2,400
Flights from Kobe to Basel via Taiwan Taoyuan, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,400
Flights from Kobe to Basel via Incheon, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,600
Flights from Kobe to Basel via Taiwan Taoyuan, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–7
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
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