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There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Brand by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe ErdetrainRe
    5h 15m
    €53–170

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to MaastrichtbusN831
    10h 44m
    €51–77

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12nighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen-Rothe ErdetrainRe
    7h 51m
    €62–286

  4. Drive 459.3 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Brandcar459.3 km
    5h 10m
    €79–114

  5. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain79
    5h 45m
    €77–212

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeZRH - CGN
    3. Take the train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain
    6h 11m
    €110–274

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeZRH - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain
    6h 57m
    €113–276

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeZRH - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    4. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain
    6h 2m
    €136–338

  9. Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeBSL - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    3. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain
    5h 52m
    €160–362

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeFRA - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain
    6h 45m
    €134–286

  11. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeZRH - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
    7h 19m
    €126–337

  12. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luxembourg (LUX)planeZRH - LUX
    3. Take the train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guilleminstrain
    4. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbftrain
    8h 51m
    €134–433

Basel to Brand by train and bus

Calendar94Weekly Services
Duration5h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€53Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Brand, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?

You can take a train from Basel SBB to Aachen, Brand via Koeln Hbf, Aachen-Rothe Erde, and Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde in around 5h 15m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Maastricht 5 times a week. Tickets cost €40–60 and the journey takes 7h 40m.

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