There are 4 ways to get from St. Louis 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL)plane STL - BSL
14h 15mCHF 435–1,306Fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
15h 8mCHF 394–1,203Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
14h 47mCHF 535–1,847Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane STL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
17h 56mCHF 407–1,447
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 390 - SFr 1200 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to fly which takes 14h 15m and costs SFr 430 - SFr 1400.
The distance between St. Louis and Basel is 7485 km.
It takes approximately 14h 15m to get from St. Louis to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 5:37 PM in St. Louis and 12:37 AM in Basel.
There are 1339+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,300
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)
- 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
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