There are 4 ways to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Basel by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Sacramento International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Basel (BSL)plane SMF - BSL
18h 59mCHF 475–874Fly Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SMF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
19h 52mCHF 430–973Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Basel (BSL)plane SFO - BSL
19hCHF 444–815Fly Sacramento International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SMF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
19h 7mCHF 486–935
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Basel is to train and BART and fly which costs SFr 440 - SFr 850 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Basel is to fly which takes 18h 59m and costs SFr 470 - SFr 900.
The distance between Sacramento Airport (SMF) and Basel is 9186 km.
It takes approximately 18h 59m to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 9h ahead of Sacramento Airport (SMF). It is currently 10:24 PM in Sacramento Airport (SMF) and 7:24 AM in Basel.
There are 1349+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Sacramento Airport (SMF), USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Delta, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Basel via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Basel via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Zurich Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Zurich Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Basel via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Basel via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Zurich Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Basel via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Zurich Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Basel via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Basel via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Zurich Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Basel via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Zurich Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Basel via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Zurich Airport via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- CHF 10–13
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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