Rotterdam to Basel flight
Flights from Rotterdam to Basel start at £53.70.
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The Flights from Rotterdam to Basel starts at £53.70, run by 2 operators over 543 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 6h 2mDoor to door
- 2h 44mMoving
- £53.70 to £115.87From
- 69.1 kgCO2
6h 2m
2h 44m
£53.70 to £115.87
69.1 kg£53.70 to £115.87 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
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What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £104.75Wed7
- about £115.87Thu8
- about £90.60Fri9
- about £94.14Sat10
- about £99.20Sun11
- about £82.51Mon12
- about £61.79Tue13
- about £72.90Wed14
- about £86.56Thu15
- about £82.01Fri16
- about £84.03Sat17
- about £70.89Sun18
- about £67.86Mon19
- about £53.70Tue20
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Airlines
| Operator | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|
 Luxair | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
| SNCF Voyageurs | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Rotterdam to Basel
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £51.6890 days
- £61.2860 days
- £51.6845 days
- £57.2330 days
- £55.2221 days
- £53.7014 days
- £61.797 days
- £90.603 days
- £104.751 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £51.68.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 103 percent. The dearest point is £104.75, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- £70.89Sun
- £66.73Mon
- £55.22Tue
- £72.90Wed
- £86.56Thu
- £82.01Fri
- £84.03Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Rotterdam
Air- RTM
Basel
- BSL
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 543 km against 534 km in a straight line, a detour of 11 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Luxembourg, Köln. The gap between arriving and leaving is 81 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Flights against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h 2m | 2h 44m | 3h 18m | £53.70 | 69.1 kg |
| Train | 7h 10m | 4h 56m | 2h 14m | £73.80 | 21.1 kg |
Questions about Rotterdam to Basel
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Flight from Rotterdam to Basel take?
The Flight from Rotterdam to Basel covers 543 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does the Flight from Rotterdam to Basel cost?
The Flight from Rotterdam to Basel starts at £53.70 for one passenger, as of 6 October 2026. A typical fare is £53.70. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Flight from Rotterdam to Basel?
2 operators run the Flight from Rotterdam to Basel: Luxair, SNCF Voyageurs. The operator table on this page sets out fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Flight from Rotterdam to Basel use?
The Flight from Rotterdam to Basel leaves from Rotterdam The Hague Airport RTM and arrives at Basel SBB. Allow about 1h 57m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Flight the best way from Rotterdam to Basel?
The Flight is the cheapest way from Rotterdam to Basel, at £53.70, against 1 other modes that also run the corridor. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Flight from Rotterdam to Basel?
Fares for the Flight from Rotterdam to Basel bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £51.68. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 103 percent, measured on 6 October 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Rotterdam to Basel produce?
The Flight from Rotterdam to Basel produces about 69.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 543 km, which works out at roughly 127 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Flight from Rotterdam to Basel?
Operators on the Flight from Rotterdam to Basel publish Power sockets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
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