There are 3 ways to get from Basel to Appenzell by train or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Appenzelltrain S21 / ...
3h 29mTrain via Schaffhausen
cheapest- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Schaffhausentrain Re3
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Gossau SGtrain S1
4h 34mCHF 24–38Drive 173.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Appenzellcar 173.6 km
1h 57mCHF 29–41
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Appenzell is to train via Schaffhausen which costs SFr 23 - SFr 40 and takes 4h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Appenzell is to drive which takes 1h 57m and costs SFr 28 - SFr 45.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Appenzell via Zürich HB and St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 29m.
The distance between Basel and Appenzell is 193 km. The road distance is 173.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Appenzell without a car is to train which takes 3h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 29m to get from Basel to Appenzell, including transfers.
Basel to Appenzell train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Appenzell train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Appenzell is 174 km. It takes approximately 1h 57m to drive from Basel to Appenzell.
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Appenzell, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Appenzell via Zürich HB and St. Gallen in around 3h 29m.
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Website
- appenzellerbahnen.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Appenzell
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- appenzellerbahnen.ch
- Website
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Schaffhausen to Gossau SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–23
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 11–15
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 18–23
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