There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Debrecen by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the train from Koebanya-Kispest to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
16h 56mFt 56,180–103,386Fly Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
6h 58mFt 16,394–67,712Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N191
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus stationbus N910
19h 55mFt 37,120–52,268Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Debrecentrain Ic
20h 30mFt 109,830–165,886Drive 1,218.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Debrecencar 1,218.8 km
12h 35mFt 81,536–117,774Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Heerbruggtrain
- Take the bus from Dornbirn to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Koebanya-Kispest to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
22h 28mFt 29,928–45,084Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Debrecencar
12h 22mFt 105,697–146,229Fly Basel to Debrecen International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane BSL - DEB
14h 8mFt 90,594–347,012Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Debrecen International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane ZRH - DEB
15h 19mFt 55,030–274,686Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
8h 9mFt 48,330–100,386
Basel to Debrecen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Debrecen is to fly and train which costs 16 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Debrecen is to fly and train which takes 6h 58m and costs 16 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Debrecen station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Debrecen bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Debrecen. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Debrecen via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Budapest-Kelenfoeld and Koebanya-Kispest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 56m.
The distance between Basel and Debrecen is 1331 km. The road distance is 1218.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Debrecen without a car is to train which takes 16h 56m and costs 55 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 16h 56m to get from Basel to Debrecen, including transfers.
Basel to Debrecen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Debrecen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Debrecen is to train which takes 16h 56m and costs 55 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 37 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 19h 55m, you could also fly, which costs 90 000 Ft - 350 000 Ft and takes 14h 8m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Debrecen, Hungary?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Debrecen via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, and Koebanya-Kispest in around 16h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Debrecen bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 19h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 85,000–340,000
Flights from Basel to Debrecen International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 85,000–350,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–290,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–310,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–100,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–95,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–95,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–75,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–47,000
- 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
- Ft 8,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–20,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Heerbrugg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 40,000–60,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–100,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Koebanya-Kispest to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–4,200
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–6,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–4,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–42,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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 Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Dornbirn to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,548
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Debrecen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Basel to Debrecen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Debrecen is 1219 km. It takes approximately 12h 35m to drive from Basel to Debrecen.
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