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
17h 47mCHF 250–662Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Basel (BSL)plane SHA - BSL
20h 10mCHF 244–705Drive 10,778.7 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Baselcar 10,778.7 km
5dCHF 1,795–2,593Fly 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 289–593Fly 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 Basel Bad Bftrain
17h 59mCHF 317–708Fly 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 422–888Fly 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 321–736
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 280 - SFr 600 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 280 - SFr 600.
The distance between Shanghai and Basel is 9126 km. The road distance is 10778.7 km.
It takes approximately 17h 47m to get from Shanghai to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:57 PM in Shanghai and 6:57 AM in Basel.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Basel is 10779 km. It takes approximately 5 days 0h to drive from Shanghai to Basel.
There are 1336+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Basel, Switzerland?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
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 250–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–900
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)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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