There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Esbjerg 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 Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
11h 46mkr 1,455–5,610Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vejle Busterminalbus 172
- Take the bus from Billund Centret to /Frodesgade / Torvegade v Esbjerg Rådhusbus 180
19h 50mkr 751–1,202Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Niebülltrain Re6
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train 030
15h 49mkr 879–2,209Drive 1,069.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Esbjergcar 1,069.7 km
9h 24mkr 1,423–2,056Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Padborg sttrain 4
- Take the train from Padborg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
11h 54mkr 1,513–6,749Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Esbjergcar
13h 17mkr 1,115–1,472Fly from Basel, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane BSL - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
7h 26mkr 900–2,141Train to Zurich Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane ZRH - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
8h 40mkr 1,232–3,565Train, train to Frankfurt, fly, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane FRA - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
8h 6mkr 1,418–4,265
Basel to Esbjerg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Esbjerg is to bus which costs 750 kr - 1200 kr and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Esbjerg is to fly and bus which takes 7h 26m and costs 900 kr - 2200 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at /Frodesgade / Torvegade v Esbjerg Rådhus via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Vejle Trafikcenter and Billund Centret. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Esbjerg St. via Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 46m.
The distance between Basel and Esbjerg is 1175 km. The road distance is 1069.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Esbjerg without a car is to train which takes 11h 46m and costs 1400 kr - 6000 kr.
It takes approximately 11h 46m to get from Basel to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Basel to Esbjerg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Esbjerg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Esbjerg is to train which takes 11h 46m and costs 1400 kr - 6000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 750 kr - 1200 kr and takes 19h 50m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Esbjerg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Esbjerg St. via Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St. in around 11h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to /Frodesgade / Torvegade v Esbjerg Rådhus via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Vejle Busterminal, Vejle Trafikcenter, and Billund Centret in around 19h 50m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
Flights from Basel to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
Flights from Basel to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 440–1,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 330–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 95–420
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 410–600
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 120–170
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Padborg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–330
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Padborg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 70–120
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 230–350
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Padborg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 80–120
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 800–1,000
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 550–700
- Seating Carriage
- kr 370–440
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 360–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 230–700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–900
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 420–800
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- kr 550–800
- 2nd Class
- kr 420–600
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 55–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–800
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vejle Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 160–270
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Centret to /Frodesgade / Torvegade v Esbjerg Rådhus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 70–100
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Esbjerg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Basel to Esbjerg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Esbjerg is 1070 km. It takes approximately 9h 24m to drive from Basel to Esbjerg.
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