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
13h 55mCHF 315–1,206Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 58mCHF 345–1,060Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
14h 34mCHF 372–1,522Fly 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 26mCHF 373–1,237
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 340 - SFr 1100 and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Basel is to fly which takes 13h 55m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 1300.
The distance between St. Louis and Basel is 7485 km.
It takes approximately 13h 55m to get from St. Louis to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 7:44 AM in St. Louis and 1:44 PM in Basel.
There are 1337+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and three 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
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,000
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 Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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