There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Basel by plane, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Basel (BSL)plane PVG - BSL
18h 7mCHF 239–660Drive 10,780 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Baselcar 10,780 km
5d 1hCHF 1,751–2,529Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Basel (BSL)plane SHA - BSL
20h 10mCHF 244–705Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 26mCHF 278–527Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
17h 49mCHF 319–681Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
19h 19mCHF 411–851Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PVG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
20h 59mCHF 309–733
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 270 - SFr 550 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Basel is to fly and train which takes 16h 26m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 550.
The distance between Shanghai and Basel is 9126 km. The road distance is 10780 km.
It takes approximately 18h 7m to get from Shanghai to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 10:41 PM in Shanghai and 4:41 PM in Basel.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Basel is 10780 km. It takes approximately 5 days 1h to drive from Shanghai to Basel.
There are 1339+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel via Beijing Daxing, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel via Urumqi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–470
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–470
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel via Beijing Daxing, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel via Urumqi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–470
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–470
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel via Urumqi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–390
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel via Beijing Capital, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–75
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–24
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
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