There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Cheb by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Marktredwitz
9h 13mKč 2,212–5,338Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Take the bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Bayreuth HbfSev
- Take the bus from Bayreuth central train station to Cheb068
10h 23mKč 1,045–1,703Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to StrasbourgTer
- Take the night train from Strasbourg to Nuernberg HbfNj
- Take the bus from Nürnberg Hbf to PegnitzSev
- Take the train from Pegnitz to Cheb
11h 17mKč 2,181–8,022Drive 570.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Cheb570.2 km
5h 3mKč 2,415–3,489Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hauptbahnhof60 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg HbfRe
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Marktredwitz
9h 56mKč 1,919–4,303Fly from Basel, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)BSL - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Station
7h 5mKč 1,805–5,345Train to Zurich Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)ZRH - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Station
8h 15mKč 2,453–5,557
Basel to Cheb by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Cheb is to bus which costs 1 000 Kč - 1 700 Kč and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cheb is to drive which takes 5h 3m and costs 2 400 Kč - 3 500 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Cheb. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Cheb via Nürnberg Hbf and Bayreuth central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Cheb. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Cheb via Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf and Marktredwitz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 13m.
The distance between Basel and Cheb is 701 km. The road distance is 570.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Cheb without a car is to train which takes 9h 13m and costs 2 200 Kč - 5 500 Kč.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Basel to Cheb, including transfers.
Basel to Cheb bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Cheb train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Cheb is to train which takes 9h 13m and costs 2 200 Kč - 5 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 000 Kč - 1 700 Kč and takes 10h 23m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Cheb, Czechia?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Cheb via Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf, and Marktredwitz in around 9h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Cheb via Nuremberg central bus station, Nürnberg Hbf, Bayreuth Hbf, and Bayreuth central train station in around 10h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,000
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–7,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–4,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–6,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–4,400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–3,800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–2,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–1,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Marktredwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 490–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pegnitz to Cheb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 370–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 721–722
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Strasbourg to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–6,320
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Kč 6,290–6,320
- Couchette Carriage
- Kč 3,200–3,700
- Seating Carriage
- Kč 900–1,200
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,300
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- Kč 700–850
- 1st Class Ticket
- Kč 850–1,300
- 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
- Kč 500–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bayreuth central train station to Cheb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 200–290
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Bayreuth Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–320
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Pegnitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 190–250
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 230–350
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Cheb bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Basel to Cheb train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Cheb is 570 km. It takes approximately 5h 3m to drive from Basel to Cheb.
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