There are 6 ways to get from Bacharach to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
4h 10mCHF 51–110Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lorch-Lorchhausen Rheinallee to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhofbus 10X / ...
- Take the bus from Wiesbaden central train station to Mannheim central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Basel SBBbus 207
8h 29mCHF 50–80Drive 337.7 km
- Drive from Bacharach to Baselcar 337.7 km
3h 10mCHF 65–94Train, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
3h 12mCHF 136–352Train
- Take the train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain Rb26 / ...
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 43N
6h 27mCHF 59–124Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 25mCHF 132–271
Bacharach to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bacharach to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 80 and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Bacharach to Basel is to drive which takes 3h 10m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 95.
No, there is no direct bus from Bacharach to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lorch-Lorchhausen Rheinallee and arriving at Basel SBB via Wiesbaden central train station and Mannheim central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Bacharach to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bacharach, Bahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 10m.
The distance between Bacharach and Basel is 363 km. The road distance is 337.7 km.
The best way to get from Bacharach to Basel without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 4h 10m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Bacharach to Basel, including transfers.
Bacharach to Basel bus services, operated by go.on, depart from Lorch-Lorchhausen Rheinallee station.
Bacharach to Basel train services, operated by Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn), depart from Bacharach, Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Bacharach to Basel is to train via Mannheim which takes 4h 10m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 80 and takes 8h 29m.
What companies run services between Bacharach, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lorch-Lorchhausen Rheinallee to Basel SBB via Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof, Wiesbaden central train station, and Mannheim central bus station in around 8h 29m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 58
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 521 92 64 40
- info@go-on-gmbh.de
- Website
- go.on
Bus from Lorch-Lorchhausen Rheinallee to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Schedules at
- go.on
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wiesbaden central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Bacharach to Basel bus services, operated by go.on, arrive at Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof station.
Bacharach to Basel train services, operated by Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn), arrive at Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bacharach to Basel is 338 km. It takes approximately 3h 10m to drive from Bacharach to Basel.
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