There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Amberg by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Amberg
6h 38m€70–169Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Munich Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to SchwandorfRe
9h 36m€51–84Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationFlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Neumarkt to Amberg Kurfürstenbad460
9h 15mDrive 486.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Amberg486.9 km
3h 58m€84–121Fly, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)BSL - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Amberg
6h 47m€88–267Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf61
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Amberg
7h 33m€75–167
Basel to Amberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Amberg is to bus and train which costs €50 - €85 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Amberg is to drive which takes 3h 58m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Amberg. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Amberg Kurfürstenbad via Hauptbahnhof and Neumarkt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Amberg. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Amberg via Frankfurt and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 38m.
The distance between Basel and Amberg is 618 km. The road distance is 486.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Amberg without a car is to train which takes 6h 38m and costs €70 - €170.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Basel to Amberg, including transfers.
Basel to Amberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Amberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Amberg is to train which takes 6h 38m and costs €70 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 15m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Amberg, Bavaria, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Amberg via Frankfurt and Nürnberg Hbf in around 6h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Amberg Kurfürstenbad via Nuremberg central bus station, Hauptbahnhof, Holzgartenstraße, Neumarkt i.d. Oberpfalz, and Neumarkt in around 9h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Basel to Nuremberg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Amberg
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 89 55164-0
- auskunft@rvo-bus.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-bayern.de
Bus from Neumarkt to Amberg Kurfürstenbad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- https://www.dbregiobus-bayern.de/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Munich Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Amberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Basel to Amberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Amberg is 487 km. It takes approximately 3h 58m to drive from Basel to Amberg.
There are 229+ hotels available in Amberg.