Budapest to Basel

1 ways to travelfastest 1h 40mfly from €24
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When is it cheapest to fly?

Aug: from €31 — show this month's calendar €31 AugSep: from €26 — show this month's calendar €26 SepOct: from €24 — show this month's calendar €24 OctNov: from €30 — show this month's calendar €30 NovDec: from €97 — show this month's calendar €97 Dec

How the cheapest fare moved

Aug 1: €24 €24 Jul 25 Aug 1 low €24 · high €31

Departure-day prices · November 2027 Budapest → Basel

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Best time to visit Basel — climate

Jan: ~7°C daytime, 15 rainy days 7° JanFeb: ~8°C daytime, 10 rainy days 8° FebMar: ~13°C daytime, 10 rainy days 13° MarApr: ~17°C daytime, 11 rainy days 17° AprMay: ~20°C daytime, 14 rainy days 20° MayJun: ~27°C daytime, 11 rainy days 27° JunJul: ~25°C daytime, 17 rainy days 25° JulAug: ~26°C daytime, 8 rainy days 26° AugSep: ~20°C daytime, 14 rainy days 20° SepOct: ~15°C daytime, 12 rainy days 15° OctNov: ~10°C daytime, 14 rainy days 10° NovDec: ~7°C daytime, 5 rainy days 7° Dec

Best value: Sep — fares from €26 and ~20°C daytime.

Flights from Budapest to Basel start around €24 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €24–28, based on 7 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Budapest → Basel; direct flights available (e.g. U2). · Based on 7 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Basel

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Oct 15 – Oct 18 easyJet · Direct · 1h 40m €43 Book
Aug 29 – Sep 5 Wizz Air · Direct · 1h 50m €60 Book
Aug 22 – Sep 5 Wizz Air · Direct · 1h 50m €91 Book
Aug 23 – Sep 1 Wizz Air · Direct · 1h 50m €96 Book
Aug 23 – Sep 5 Wizz Air · Direct · 1h 50m €101 Book
Aug 12 – Aug 16 Wizz Air · Direct · 1h 50m €125 Book
Dec 27 – Dec 31 Wizz Air · Direct · 1h 50m €126 Book
Aug 30 – Sep 6 Wizz Air · Direct · 1h 50m €127 Book

Weather in Basel

Sat 🌧️ 29° 21° 💧23%
Sun ☁️ 33° 19° 💧13%
Mon ☁️ 37° 22° 💧25%
Tue 🌧️ 33° 20° 💧38%
Wed 🌤️ 33° 20° 💧21%
Thu ☁️ 32° 22° 💧5%
Fri ☀️ 36° 18° 💧12%

Where to stay in Basel

3★+ hotels from €83/night (35 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

B&B HOTEL Basel hotel · Basel
from €83/night★ 3
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City Inn Basel hotel · Basel
from €99/night★ 3
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Hotel Metropol Basel hotel · Basel
from €113/night★ 4
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Good to know

CurrencyCHF · €1 ≈ 0.93
Power plugsType C/J
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air1h 40m

Things to do in Basel

Top-rated tours and tickets from €165 — book ahead for the popular ones.

from €302
Alsace wine tour and medieval villages. Small group guided tour★ 5.0 (73)
from €165
Homemade Italian Pizza & Focaccia Experience with a Local Family★ 5.0 (23)
from €1257
The natural wonders of Switzerland: private tour from Basel (1 day)★ 5.0 (18)
from €1047
Best of Bernese Oberland from Basel★ 5.0 (10)
from €694
Mount Titlis Glacier World Private Day Tour from Basel★ 5.0 (10)
from €902
Basel pick up and Zurich Luzern or Bern or Mountain experience★ 5.0 (9)

Tours and tickets provided by Viator (a Tripadvisor company). Some links earn Stayonomy a commission.

About Basel

One of Switzerland's underrated tourist destinations, Basel has a beautiful medieval old town centre, a fascinating carnival, and several world class art museums built by architects like Renzo Piano, Mario Botta and Herzog & De Meuron. Basel is also rich in architecture old and new, with a Romanesque Münster (cathedral), a Renaissance Rathaus (town hall), and various examples of high quality contemporary architecture, including more buildings by Herzog & De Meuron, Richard Meier, Diener & Diener, and various others. Located in the Dreiländereck…

Read the full Basel guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

Round out the trip

eSIM for BaselData from the moment you land — no roaming bills. Rent a car in BaselCompare local and international rental desks. Airport transferFixed-price pickup waiting at arrivals. Travel insuranceMedical + luggage cover from a few €/day.

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-08-01. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.