There are 8 ways to get from Arnhem to Basel by car, plane, train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, fly to Basel
best- Drive from Arnhem to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
2h 46mCHF 86–260Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
8h 17mCHF 60–150Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
6h 12mCHF 83–387Bus
- Take the bus from Arnhem Central Station to Essen central train stationbus 056
- Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
10h 33mDrive, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Drive from Arnhem to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 15mCHF 144–361Train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBBtrain 43N
8h 43mCHF 65–260Train, bus
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Flughafentrain Stoptrein RE19
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N11
12h 32mCHF 76–119Drive 642.9 km
- Drive from Arnhem to Baselcar 642.9 km
5h 25mCHF 106–153
Arnhem to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arnhem to Basel is to night train which costs SFr 60 - SFr 150 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Arnhem to Basel is to drive and fly which takes 2h 46m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct bus from Arnhem station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Arnhem Central Station and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Essen central train station and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 33m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Arnhem Centraal and arriving at Basel Sbb. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 17m.
The distance between Arnhem and Basel is 674 km. The road distance is 642.9 km.
The best way to get from Arnhem to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 12m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 390.
It takes approximately 2h 46m to get from Arnhem to Basel, including transfers.
Arnhem to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Arnhem Central Station.
Arnhem to Basel train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Arnhem Centraal station.
The best way to get from Arnhem to Basel is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 12m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 33m.
What companies run services between Arnhem, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 6h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Arnhem Central Station to Basel, Bahnhof via Essen central train station and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 10h 33m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–470
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–470
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Arnhem Central Station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leverkusen to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Arnhem Central Station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Arnhem to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Arnhem to Basel train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arnhem to Basel is 643 km. It takes approximately 5h 25m to drive from Arnhem to Basel.
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