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How to get fromSaint Petersburg to Baselby plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Saint Petersburg to Basel by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane LED - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    12h 26m
    CHF 130–368

  2. Fly to Mulhouse

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane plane LED - MLH
    17h 37m
    CHF 125–336

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Vitebsky Railway Terminal to Brest Ctrain train
    2. Take the bus from Brest Bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain train 11 / ...
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    40h 13m
    CHF 221–862

  4. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tallinn Bussijaambus bus 960
    2. Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train Nj
    43h 12m
    CHF 204–420

  5. Drive 2,493.4 km

    1. Drive from Saint Petersburg to Baselcar car 2,493.4 km
    26h 5m
    CHF 409–591

  6. Fly to Basel

    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LED - BSL
    11h 42m
    CHF 145–356

  7. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane LED - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    14h 39m
    CHF 149–499

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Rīga to Karlsruhebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBBbus bus
    45h 15m
    CHF 182–386

  9. Train, drive

    1. Take the train from Vitebsky Railway Terminal to Cherniahovsktrain train
    2. Drive from Cherniahovsk to Markuzycar car
    3. Take the train from Ketrzyn to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbftrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 11 / ...
    6. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    2d
    CHF 296–1,190

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Vitebsky Railway Terminal to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain train
    2. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Mannheimbus bus 905
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    2d 4h
    CHF 200–455

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Saint Petersburg to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    33h 22m
    CHF 338–470

Saint Petersburg to Basel by bus and night train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration43h 12mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 204Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,084.1 km
  • Duration: 12h 26m

What companies run services between Saint Petersburg, Russia and Basel, Switzerland?

Turkish Airlines, Corendon Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Basel SBB via Rīga, Karlsruhe, and Karlsruhe central train station in around 45h 15m.

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