There are 11 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 Frankfurt78
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf20 / ...
6h 10mCHF 69–217Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Arnhem Central Station to Eindhoven StationN367 / ...
- Take the bus from Eindhoven Station to Basel Euroairport FRN831
11h 44mCHF 48–80Train, night train
- Take the train from Zevenaar to Duesseldorf HbfRe / ...
- Take the night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel SbbNj
10h 19mCHF 65–277Drive 643 km
- Drive from Arnhem to Basel643 km
5h 23mCHF 105–151Train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB43N
8h 17mCHF 60–350Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)AMS - BSL
4h 35mCHF 83–253Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)FRA - BSL
4h 49mCHF 152–414Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)DUS - BSL
6h 47mCHF 124–302Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 9mCHF 133–327Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 21mCHF 104–296Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 36mCHF 110–316
Arnhem to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arnhem to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 85 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Arnhem to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs SFr 80 - 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, Brausebad via Eindhoven Station and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 44m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Arnhem Centraal and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 17m.
The distance between Arnhem and Basel is 668 km. The road distance is 643 km.
The best way to get from Arnhem to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 10m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 6h 10m 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 Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Arnhem Centraal station.
The best way to get from Arnhem to Basel is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 10m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 85 and takes 11h 44m.
What companies run services between Arnhem, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt in around 6h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Arnhem Central Station to Basel, Brausebad via Eindhoven Station, Basel Euroairport FR, and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft in around 11h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Zevenaar to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–245
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 241–245
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 130–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–200
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 100–150
- 1st Class
- CHF 210–350
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 16–24
- 1st Class
- CHF 29–50
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 19–28
- 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 24–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–80
- 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 Eindhoven Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Eindhoven Station to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Arnhem to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Eindhoven Station.
Arnhem to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arnhem to Basel is 643 km. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Arnhem to Basel.
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