There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Emden 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 Bad Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhof43
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf35
8h 24m€86–160Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hanover central bus stationN33
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Emden central bus station144
15h 35m€51–108Night train, train
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to RheineNj
- Take the train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf35
11h 18m€80–307Drive 791.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Emden791.4 km
6h 35m€136–196Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Emden
7h 50m€189–253Fly Basel to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bremen Airport (BRE)BSL - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
7h 40m€133–313Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
7h 35m€154–409Fly Basel to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
7h 30m€71–302Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
8h 41m€117–328Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Groningen
- Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
8h 51m€121–397Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
8h 57m€141–303
Basel to Emden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Emden is to bus which costs €50 - €110 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Emden is to drive which takes 6h 35m and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Emden station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Emden central bus station via Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Emden. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf via Münster Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 24m.
The distance between Basel and Emden is 819 km. The road distance is 791.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Emden without a car is to train which takes 8h 24m and costs €85 - €160.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Basel to Emden, including transfers.
Basel to Emden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Emden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Emden is to train which takes 8h 24m and costs €85 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €110 and takes 15h 35m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Emden, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf via Münster Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Emden central bus station via Hanover central bus station in around 15h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €55–75
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–120
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €45–50
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Emden central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Emden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Basel to Emden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Münster Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Emden is 791 km. It takes approximately 6h 35m to drive from Basel to Emden.
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