There are 7 ways to get from Wellington to Basel by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Wellington to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane WLG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
31h 53mCHF 424–1,058Fly Wellington to Basel
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Basel (BSL)plane WLG - BSL
33h 30mCHF 707–2,209Fly Wellington to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane WLG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
35h 35mCHF 784–1,415Fly Wellington to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane WLG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
34h 41mCHF 478–1,320Bus to Palmerston, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PMR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
34h 40mCHF 640–2,081Train to Auckland, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AKL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
39h 58mCHF 794–1,390Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane WAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
37h 41mCHF 653–2,098
Wellington (WLG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 420 - SFr 1100 and takes 31h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Basel is to fly and train which takes 31h 53m and costs SFr 420 - SFr 1100.
The distance between Wellington and Basel is 18835 km.
It takes approximately 31h 53m to get from Wellington to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 12h behind Wellington. It is currently 1:37 PM in Wellington and 1:37 AM in Basel.
There are 1334+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Basel, Switzerland?
Qantas, Emirates, and four other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Basel (BSL) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,900
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,900
Flights from Wellington to Basel via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–2,200
Flights from Wellington to Frankfurt via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,900
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Zurich Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–2,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,900
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,900
Flights from Wellington to Frankfurt via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Frankfurt via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–2,600
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Christchurch, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–2,300
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Zurich Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 800–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wellington to Basel via Nadi, Vancouver, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 800–4,500
Flights from Wellington to Frankfurt via Nadi, Vancouver, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–3,600
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,800
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Zurich Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–2,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,100
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Frankfurt via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Wellington to Frankfurt via Nadi, Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–3,700
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Auckland, New York JFK, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 800–2,700
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Auckland, New York JFK, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 800–2,700
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via New York JFK, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Wellington to Basel via Nadi, Vancouver, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 800–4,500
Flights from Wellington to Frankfurt via Nadi, Vancouver, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–3,600
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Christchurch, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,100
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- 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 19–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- 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 50–110
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–140
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–26
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–29
- Website
- InterCity
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