There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Bamberg by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Bambergtrain
5h 20m€71–263Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Bamberg train stationbus N1326
8h 20m€31–53Drive 456.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Bambergcar 456.9 km
3h 59m€79–113Fly Basel to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane BSL - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Bambergtrain
6h 19m€92–277Train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Wuerzburg Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Bambergtrain Re20 / ...
5h 26m€96–126Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnbergbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Nürnberg-Dürrenhof to Bambergtrain S1
9h 27mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Bambergtrain
6h 28m€135–293Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Bambergtrain
6h 19m€158–339
Basel to Bamberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Bamberg is to bus which costs €30 - €55 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Bamberg is to drive which takes 3h 59m and costs €75 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Bamberg station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Bamberg train station via Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Bamberg. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Bamberg via Frankfurt and Würzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 20m.
The distance between Basel and Bamberg is 549 km. The road distance is 456.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Bamberg without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 20m and costs €70 - €270.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Basel to Bamberg, including transfers.
Basel to Bamberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Bamberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Bamberg is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 20m and costs €70 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €55 and takes 8h 20m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Bamberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Bamberg via Frankfurt and Würzburg Hbf in around 5h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Bamberg train station via Karlsruhe central train station in around 8h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg-Dürrenhof to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Bamberg train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Bamberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Basel to Bamberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Bamberg is 457 km. It takes approximately 3h 59m to drive from Basel to Bamberg.
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