There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Austria by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Basel to Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BSL - VIE
4h 8m€74–252Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Vienna Erdbergbus FlixBus N191
12h 34m€54–89Train via Munich
- Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
10h 12m€168–338Drive 748.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Viennacar 748.7 km
8h 13m€132–191Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
5h 17m€125–318Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 26m€126–355Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Graz Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ZRH - GRZ
5h 44m€157–503Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
10h 18m€135–254
Basel to Austria by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Austria is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Austria. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Stephansplatz via München Hbf and Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Basel and Austria is 703 km. The road distance is 748.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Austria without a car is to train via Munich which takes 10h 12m and costs €160 - €340.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Basel to Austria, including transfers.
Basel to Austria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs €70 - €260. Alternatively, you can train via Munich, which costs €160 - €340 and takes 10h 12m, you could also bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 34m.
Basel to Austria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Austria is 749 km. It takes approximately 8h 13m to drive from Basel to Austria.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Austria?
Austrian Airlines, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Stephansplatz via München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, and Westbahnhof in around 10h 12m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Vienna Erdberg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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