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 49mCHF 239–730Fly 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 22mCHF 248–718Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SAN - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
17h 49mCHF 280–969
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 240 - SFr 750 and takes 15h 22m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 49m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 750.
The distance between San Diego and Basel is 9528 km.
It takes approximately 13h 49m to get from San Diego to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 8h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 12:10 AM in San Diego and 8:10 AM in Basel.
There are 1339+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, KLM, and four other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–700
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 41–46
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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