There are 9 ways to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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 Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL)plane ZAG - BSL
1h 49mCHF 38–193Bus, train via Venice
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
13h 37mCHF 456–1,345Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zürich Hbfbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
15h 59mCHF 165–229Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich Hbnighttrain En
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
19h 22mCHF 180–324Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
3h 7mCHF 112–302Fly to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)plane ZAG - FKB
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bftrain
4h 33mCHF 54–340Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the train from Maribor to Graz Hbftrain 676 / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
15h 26mCHF 223–1,248Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N887
17h 41mCHF 76–141Drive 854.8 km
- Drive from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Baselcar 854.8 km
10h 23mCHF 138–200
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel by bus, tram, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 35 - SFr 200 and takes 1h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel is to fly which takes 1h 49m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel. However, there are services departing from Stari terminal and arriving at Basel SBB via Zagreb Airport and Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel. However, there are services departing from Savišće and arriving at Basel SBB via Zagreb Glavni Kol. and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 22m.
The distance between Zagreb Airport (ZAG) and Basel is 689 km. The road distance is 854.8 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Venice which takes 13h 37m and costs SFr 450 - SFr 1400.
It takes approximately 1h 49m to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel, including transfers.
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel is to fly which takes 1h 49m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 150 and takes 17h 41m.
What companies run services between Zagreb Airport (ZAG), Croatia and Basel, Switzerland?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Zagreb to Basel SBB 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 75–130 and the journey takes 15h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–150
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
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 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 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)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Graz Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–650
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- 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 Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 21
- Private
- CHF 86
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–850
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–390
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 122
- Shared
- CHF 45–65
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Zagreb to Zürich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 135
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel is 855 km. It takes approximately 10h 23m to drive from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Basel.
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