There are 5 ways to get from Bacharach to Basel by train, car, plane, or night train
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Train
best- Take the train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Mainz, HauptbahnhofRe2
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof55 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB20 / ...
4h 55mCHF 45–179Drive 337.6 km
- Drive from Bacharach to Basel337.6 km
3h 8mCHF 54–78Train, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)FRA - BSL
3h 8mCHF 126–273Train, night train
- Take the train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Karlsruhe HauptbahnhofRe21
- Take the night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Basel SbbNj
5h 31mCHF 51–282Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
4h 27mCHF 106–247
Bacharach to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bacharach to Basel is to drive which costs SFr 50 - SFr 80 and takes 3h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bacharach to Basel is to train and fly which takes 3h 8m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct train from Bacharach to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bacharach, Bahnhof and arriving at Basel SBB via Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 55m.
The distance between Bacharach and Basel is 367 km. The road distance is 337.6 km.
The best way to get from Bacharach to Basel without a car is to train which takes 4h 55m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Bacharach to Basel, including transfers.
Bacharach to Basel train services, operated by Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH, depart from Bacharach, Bahnhof station.
Bacharach to Basel train services, operated by Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH, arrive at Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bacharach to Basel is 338 km. It takes approximately 3h 8m to drive from Bacharach to Basel.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Bacharach, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Basel SBB via Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bacharach, Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–17
- 1st Class
- CHF 20–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 7–11
- 1st Class
- CHF 11–17
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–242
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 237–242
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 110–140
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 28–35
- 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
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