There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Emden by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 43
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbftrain 35
8h 24m€108–157Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hanover central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Emden central bus stationbus 144
15h 35m€48–81Night train, train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Bremen Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbftrain 56 / ...
10h 38m€82–298Drive 782.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Emdencar 782.2 km
6h 53m€134–194Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Emdencar
7h 53m€189–253Fly Basel to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane BSL - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbftrain
7h 39m€161–353Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbftrain
7h 34m€144–357Fly Basel to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbftrain
7h 32m€69–262Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbftrain
8h 42m€122–306Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbftrain
8h 59m€144–418Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbftrain
8h 59m€138–301
Basel to Emden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Emden is to bus which costs €45 - €85 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Emden is to drive which takes 6h 53m 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 782.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Emden without a car is to train which takes 8h 24m and costs €100 - €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 €100 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €85 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 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- 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
- €65–120
- 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 Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–80
- 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
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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
- +49 581 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
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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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 782 km. It takes approximately 6h 53m to drive from Basel to Emden.
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