There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
3h 57m€90–550Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Basel to Cologne490.4 km
5h 1m€24–30Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
6hNight train
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
6h 25m€30–103Drive 490.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Auschwitz-Erlasscar 490.7 km
4h 10m€85–122Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
5h 4m€107–309Fly Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BSL - DUS
6h 16m€118–329Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
5h 55m€105–337Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
5h 41m€150–314Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 57m€163–399
Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass is to rideshare which costs €24 - €30 and takes 5h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass is to train which takes 3h 57m and costs €90 - €550.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Köln. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 53m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 49m.
The distance between Basel and Auschwitz-Erlass is 494 km. The road distance is 490.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass without a car is to train which takes 3h 57m and costs €90 - €550.
The train from Basel SBB to Cologne Hbf takes 3h 49m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass is to train which takes 3h 57m and costs €90 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €330 and takes 6h 16m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Auschwitz-Erlass, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf every 3 hours. Tickets cost €90–220 and the journey takes 3h 49m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln once daily, and the journey takes 5h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–240
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–103
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €98–103
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Basel to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Köln station.
Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass is 491 km. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass.
Book your Basel to Auschwitz-Erlass train tickets online with Omio.
There are 618+ hotels available in Auschwitz-Erlass.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Basel and Auschwitz-Erlass. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
















