There are 3 ways to get from San Diego to Basel by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Basel (BSL)plane SAN - BSL
13h 59mCHF 356–811Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SAN - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
17h 40mCHF 344–1,258Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SAN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
15h 27mCHF 434–1,020
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 430 - SFr 1100 and takes 15h 27m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 59m and costs SFr 350 - SFr 850.
The distance between San Diego and Basel is 9528 km.
It takes approximately 13h 59m to get from San Diego to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 7:55 PM in San Diego and 4:55 AM in Basel.
There are 1335+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, KLM, and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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