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

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There are 10 ways to get from Saint Petersburg to Basel by plane, train, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

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    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
    11h 21m
    CHF 129–325

  2. Bus via Pskov

    1. Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Pskovbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBBbus bus
    42h 47m

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Vitebsky Railway Terminal to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain train
    2. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Głównybus bus 900 / ...
    3. Take the train from Gdansk Glowny to Berlin-Lichtenbergtrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 29 / ...
    5. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    6. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    44h 29m
    CHF 276–548

  4. Drive  2,493.9 km

    1. Drive from Saint Petersburg to Baselcar car 2,493.9 km
    26h 4m
    CHF 415–600

  5. Fly to Basel

    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LED - BSL
    12h 42m
    CHF 155–606

  6. Fly to Mulhouse

    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane plane LED - MLH
    13h 52m
    CHF 145–386

  7. 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
    47h
    CHF 183–358

  8. 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 Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    6. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12
    2d
    CHF 248–518

  9. 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 201–358

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Saint Petersburg to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    33h 33m
    CHF 340–472

Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration9h 5mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 99Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,084.1 km
  • Duration: 11h 21m

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

You can take a bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Basel SBB via Pskov Bus station, Riga Central Bus Station, Riga, Bus Station, and Nuremberg central bus station in around 42h 47m. Alternatively, AJet, Turkish Airlines, and Pegasus Airlines fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.

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