There are 9 ways to get from İzmir to Basel by plane, bus, car, train, or ferry
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 İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Basel (BSL)plane ADB - BSL
5h 50mCHF 74–235Bus
- Take the bus from Izmir Otogar to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Basel SBBbus
37h 40mCHF 111–188Drive 2,473.1 km
- Drive from İzmir to Baselcar 2,473.1 km
26h 36mCHF 475–685Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ADB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 3mCHF 91–244Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ADB - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
8h 48mCHF 105–449Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Basel SBBbus
40h 38mCHF 224–354Bus, train
- Take the bus from Izmir Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
40h 58mCHF 311–396Bus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Izmir Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
41h 18mCHF 233–333Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Izmir Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Baselbus
46h 30mCHF 210–250
İzmir to Basel by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from İzmir to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 240 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from İzmir to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from İzmir to Basel. However, there are services departing from Izmir Otogar and arriving at Basel SBB via Istanbul and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 40m.
The distance between İzmir and Basel is 1913 km. The road distance is 2473.1 km.
The best way to get from İzmir to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 37h 40m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from İzmir to Basel, including transfers.
İzmir to Basel bus services, operated by Pamukkale Turizm, depart from Izmir Otogar station.
The best way to get from İzmir to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 190 and takes 37h 40m.
İzmir to Basel bus services, operated by Pamukkale Turizm, arrive at İstanbul Esenler station.
Basel is 2h behind İzmir. It is currently 1:02 AM in İzmir and 11:02 PM in Basel.
What companies run services between İzmir, Turkey and Basel, Switzerland?
SunExpress and Lufthansa fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Izmir Otogar to Basel SBB via İstanbul Esenler, Istanbul, and Munich central bus station in around 37h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–500
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–440
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–550
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–450
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 Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–3
- 1st Class
- CHF 2–4
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Izmir Otogar to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Izmir Otogar to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- CHF 20–29
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 33
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–25
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 304 09 09
- [email protected]
- Website
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Thessaloníki to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- [email protected]
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–120
- Schedules at
- Gmica Travel
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Izmir Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 111
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Izmir Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 93
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Izmir Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 111
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 81
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 56
- Schedules at
- izdeniz.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Mytilene to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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