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
35h 23mCHF 836–2,300Fly Wellington to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Basel (BSL)plane WLG - BSL
33h 5mCHF 707–2,009Fly 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
37h 51mCHF 829–1,835Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PPQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
36h 20mCHF 738–1,944Bus 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
35h 40mCHF 742–1,923Bus 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
38h 46mCHF 750–1,935Train 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 22mCHF 854–1,542
Wellington (WLG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 850 - SFr 1600 and takes 39h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Basel is to fly which takes 33h 5m and costs SFr 700 - SFr 2100.
The distance between Wellington and Basel is 18835 km.
It takes approximately 35h 23m to get from Wellington to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 10h behind Wellington. It is currently 1:45 AM in Wellington and 3:45 PM in Basel.
There are 1340+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Basel, Switzerland?
Qantas, Emirates, and five 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
- 31h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–1,900
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–1,900
Flights from Wellington to Basel via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–1,900
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–1,900
Flights from Paraparaumu to Zurich Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–2,200
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–2,100
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Zurich Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,800
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 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 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 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 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)
- 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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