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How to get fromAachen to Baselby train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)

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There are 10 ways to get from Aachen to Basel by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)

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  1. Train via Mannheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    5h 23m
    CHF 79–349

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Maastricht to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N473
    10h 56m
    CHF 47–79

  3. Bus via Düsseldorf

    1. Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Stadtarchiv Düsseldorfbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    8h 16m

  4. Drive 468 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Baselcar car 468 km
    5h 13m
    CHF 77–111

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    3h 49m
    CHF 150–441

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    5h 32m
    CHF 96–376

  7. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 42m
    CHF 116–342

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 23m

  9. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels Airport - Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BRU - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 8m
    CHF 137–407

  10. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Angleurtrain train
    2. Take the train from Angleur to Luxembourgtrain train
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane LUX - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    8h 7m
    CHF 155–452

Aachen to Basel by train

Calendar153Weekly Trains
Duration5h 23mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 79Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 558.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 23m

What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Basel Bad Bf via Koeln Messe/Deutz, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Basel, Bahnhof via Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 8h 16m.

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