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

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There are 11 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

    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 132–330

  2. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane LED - STR
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    14h 40m
    CHF 131–406

  3. 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 Nürnberg to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus
    44h 16m

  4. 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 31m
    CHF 280–541

  5. Drive  2,493.4 km

    1. Drive from Saint Petersburg to Baselcar car 2,493.4 km
    26h 5m
    CHF 418–604

  6. Fly to Basel

    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LED - BSL
    11h 42m
    CHF 175–396

  7. Fly to Mulhouse

    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane plane LED - MLH
    17h 37m
    CHF 145–406

  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 181–355

  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 Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    6. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12
    2d
    CHF 257–517

  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 190–351

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Saint Petersburg to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    33h 34m
    CHF 341–475

Saint Petersburg to Basel by train and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration44h 31mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 280Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,084.1 km
  • Duration: 12h 26m

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

You can take a bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Basel, Bahnhof via Pskov Bus station, Riga Central Bus Station, Riga, Bus Station, and Nürnberg in around 44h 16m. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, Corendon Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.

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