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 via Frankfurt am Main
best- 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 1,512–3,026Night train, train
cheapest- 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
16hkr 679–1,699Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg ZOB to Kolding St.bus 047
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
18h 59mDrive 1,069.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Esbjergcar 1,069.7 km
9h 24mkr 1,460–2,109Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Esbjergcar
13h 17mkr 1,126–1,473Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Niebülltrain Re6
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train 030
14h 23mkr 1,600–4,230Fly 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 950–2,141Train 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 1,226–4,204Train, 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 1,425–3,468
Basel to Esbjerg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Esbjerg is to night train and train which costs 650 kr - 1700 kr and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Esbjerg is to fly and bus which takes 7h 26m and costs 950 kr - 2200 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Esbjerg St. via Frankfurt, Padborg St. and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 54m.
The distance between Basel and Esbjerg is 1161 km. The road distance is 1069.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Esbjerg without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 11h 54m and costs 1500 kr - 3100 kr.
It takes approximately 11h 54m to get from Basel to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Basel to Esbjerg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
Basel to Esbjerg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt 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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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Esbjerg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Esbjerg St. via Frankfurt, Padborg st, Padborg St., and Kolding St. in around 11h 54m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,200
Flights from Basel to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,800
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 450–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 340–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 95–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–750
- Website
- Flixbus
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