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 247–859Fly 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 7mCHF 256–849Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- 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 31mCHF 291–1,112
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 250 - SFr 850 and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 59m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 900.
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 8:55 AM in San Diego and 5:55 PM in Basel.
There are 1340+ 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 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
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