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There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Ahlen by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train train Re
    5h 40m

  2. Drive 582.8 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Basel to Ahlencar car 582.8 km
    4h 58m
    €102–146

  3. Bus, train via Cologne

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train train Re
    8h 29m

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ZRH - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)train train
    6h 29m

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N122
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train train Re
    10h 54m

  6. Fly Basel to Münster Osnabrück International Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane BSL - FMO
    7h 41m
    €106–340

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ZRH - CGN
    3. Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)train train
    7h 26m

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FRA - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)train train
    6h 20m

  9. Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BSL - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train train
    6h 24m

  10. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane ZRH - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train train
    7h 17m
    €163–524

  11. Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BSL - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train train
    7h 29m

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar76Weekly Planes
Duration2h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€49Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 626.1 km
  • Duration: 5h 40m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?

You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Ahlen(Westf) via Dortmund Hbf in around 5h 40m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Condor Flugdienst, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) 4 times a day.

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