There are 5 ways to get from Bad Hersfeld to Basel by train, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain 50
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
4h 40mCHF 51–219Train, night train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Hanau Hauptbahnhoftrain Re50 / ...
- Take the night train from Hanau Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
6h 36mCHF 53–266Drive 463.2 km
- Drive from Bad Hersfeld to Baselcar 463.2 km
3h 49mCHF 72–104Train, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
3h 52mCHF 138–303Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 7mCHF 112–267
Bad Hersfeld to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bad Hersfeld to Basel is to drive which costs SFr 70 - SFr 110 and takes 3h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bad Hersfeld to Basel is to drive which takes 3h 49m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct train from Bad Hersfeld to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 40m.
The distance between Bad Hersfeld and Basel is 471 km. The road distance is 463.2 km.
The best way to get from Bad Hersfeld to Basel without a car is to train which takes 4h 40m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Bad Hersfeld to Basel, including transfers.
Bad Hersfeld to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof station.
Bad Hersfeld to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bad Hersfeld to Basel is 463 km. It takes approximately 3h 49m to drive from Bad Hersfeld to Basel.
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What companies run services between Bad Hersfeld, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt in around 4h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- 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 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hanau Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–237
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 236–237
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–140
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
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