There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Esslingen by train, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hauptbahnhof60 / ...
2h 52m€33–83Drive 242 km
- Drive from Basel to Esslingen242 km
2h 46m€42–60Train, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)ZRH - STR
4h 3m€135–302Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart HbfRe
3h€33–102Train via Singen
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to SingenRe3
- Take the train from Singen to BöblingenIc87 / ...
4h 12m€39–68
Basel to Esslingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Esslingen is to drive which costs €40 - €60 and takes 2h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Esslingen is to drive which takes 2h 46m and costs €40 - €60.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Esslingen via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 52m.
The distance between Basel and Esslingen is 285 km. The road distance is 242 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Esslingen without a car is to train which takes 2h 52m and costs €30 - €85.
It takes approximately 2h 52m to get from Basel to Esslingen, including transfers.
Basel to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Esslingen is 242 km. It takes approximately 2h 46m to drive from Basel to Esslingen.
There are 1538+ hotels available in Esslingen.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Esslingen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to Hauptbahnhof once daily. Tickets cost €29–75 and the journey takes 2h 36m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- 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 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
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