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How to get fromAlkmaar to Baselby train, plane, bus, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Alkmaar to Basel by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train, fly to Basel

    best
    1. Take the train from Alkmaar to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane AMS - BSL
    4h 18m
    CHF 108–294

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    14h 3m
    CHF 59–96

  3. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Alkmaar to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    8h 35m
    CHF 80–264

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain train Sprinter / ...
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N487 / ...
    13h 38m
    CHF 65–105

  5. Drive  735.1 km

    1. Drive from Alkmaar to Baselcar car 735.1 km
    7h 43m
    CHF 127–183

  6. Train, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Alkmaar to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane AMS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 46m
    CHF 146–328

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Intercity / ...
    2. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBBtrain train Nightjet
    11h 44m
    CHF 84–178

Alkmaar to Basel by train

Calendar187Weekly Trains
Duration8h 35mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 80Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 614.4 km
  • Duration: 4h 18m

What companies run services between Alkmaar, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Alkmaar to Basel Bad Bf via Utrecht Centraal, Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 35m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 45–80 and the journey takes 11h 10m.

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