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There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Ahlen by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain43
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)trainRe
    5h 53m
    €63–130

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Dortmund central bus stationbusN122
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)trainRe
    11h 7m
    €42–82

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)trainRe
    9h 33m
    €75–303

  4. Drive 584.7 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Ahlencar584.7 km
    5h 5m
    €101–145

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

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeZRH - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)train
    6h 51m
    €110–271

  6. Fly Basel to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)planeBSL - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Ahlen, Bahnhoftrain
    7h 58m
    €123–359

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

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeZRH - CGN
    3. Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)train
    7h 48m
    €119–285

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

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeFRA - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)train
    6h 39m
    €131–281

  9. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeZRH - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train
    7h 8m
    €148–380

  10. Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeBSL - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train
    6h 57m
    €172–404

Basel to Ahlen by train

Calendar57Weekly Trains
Duration5h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket€63Cheapest Price
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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 53m.

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