There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Basel by train, 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
best- Take the train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 43
6h 57mDrive 553.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Basel to Baselcar 553.1 km
5h 18mCHF 87–126Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 24mTrain via Kassel
- Take the train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
8h 30mCHF 118–273Train via Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz
- Take the train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ice
8h 54mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Oelde to Essen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
7h 27m
Basel to Basel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Basel is to drive which costs SFr 85 - SFr 130 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 18m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 130.
The distance between Basel and Basel is 658 km. The road distance is 553.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Basel without a car is to train which takes 6h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Basel to Basel, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Basel is 553 km. It takes approximately 5h 18m to drive from Basel to Basel.
There are 1321+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Basel, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Basel to Basel Bad Bf via Oelde and Dortmund Hbf in around 6h 57m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–440
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oelde to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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