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 58mCHF 831–2,253Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- 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
37h 20mCHF 683–1,869Fly Wellington to Basel
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Basel (BSL)plane WLG - BSL
33h 20mCHF 707–2,109Fly 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 26mCHF 871–1,706Bus 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 10mCHF 687–1,876Bus 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
39h 16mCHF 695–1,887Train 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
40h 23mCHF 840–1,484
Wellington (WLG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 800 - SFr 1500 and takes 40h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Basel is to fly and train which takes 31h 58m and costs SFr 800 - SFr 2300.
The distance between Wellington and Basel is 18835 km.
It takes approximately 31h 58m to get from Wellington to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 11h behind Wellington. It is currently 2:23 PM in Wellington and 3:23 AM in Basel.
There are 1338+ 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.
Airlines
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Basel via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Geneva International Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Zurich Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–2,200
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–2,200
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Zurich Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,900
Train operators
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- 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 17–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- 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 25–40
- 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 25–40
- 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 25–40
- 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 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Bus operators
- 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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