There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Esslingen by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Karlsruhe
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
2h 58m€34–82Train
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hauptbahnhoftrain 60
3h 11m€31–73Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgartbus Ivano-Frankivsk
3h 21mDrive 242.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Esslingencar 242.5 km
2h 46m€42–60Train, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
4h 4m€136–280
Basel to Esslingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Esslingen is to train which costs €30 - €75 and takes 3h 11m.
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 Bad Bf and arriving at Esslingen via Karlsruhe Hbf and Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 58m.
The distance between Basel and Esslingen is 283 km. The road distance is 242.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Esslingen without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 2h 58m and costs €30 - €85.
It takes approximately 2h 58m to get from Basel to Esslingen, including transfers.
Basel to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Esslingen is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 2h 58m and costs €30 - €85. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3h 21m.
Basel to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Esslingen is 243 km. It takes approximately 2h 46m to drive from Basel to Esslingen.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Esslingen, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Esslingen via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Karlsruhe Hbf, Stuttgart Hbf, and Hauptbahnhof in around 2h 58m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgart once daily, and the journey takes 3h 5m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- 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
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- 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
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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