There are 12 ways to get from Arnhem to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
6h 15mCHF 73–238Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Flughafentrain Stoptrein RE19
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Basel SBBbus N11
12h 32mCHF 46–79Bus
- 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 32mNight train
- Take the night train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
8h 17mCHF 90–310Drive 642.9 km
- Drive from Arnhem to Baselcar 642.9 km
5h 25mCHF 103–148Train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBBtrain 43N
8h 43mCHF 70–330Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
4h 37mCHF 83–262Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
4h 49mCHF 143–391Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)plane DUS - BSL
6h 37mCHF 113–261Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 11mCHF 128–336Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 21mCHF 103–285Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 37mCHF 99–315
Arnhem to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arnhem to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 80 and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Arnhem to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 37m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 270.
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 32m.
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 668 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 15m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 6h 15m 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 15m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 32m.
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 15m. 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 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–75
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–170
Night train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 90–140
- 1st Class
- CHF 190–310
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 95–140
- 1st Class
- CHF 200–330
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 15–23
- 1st Class
- CHF 29–50
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–70
- 1st Class
- CHF 95–160
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 18–28
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–60
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–35
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–80
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 16–24
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 8–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leverkusen to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- 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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