There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Ettal by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Pasingtrain 60
- Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain Rb6 / ...
7h 28m€96–111Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Stationbus 107 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus X06 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Garmisch-Partenkirchen stationbus 040 / ...
9h 3m€27–63Drive 337.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Ettalcar 337.6 km
4h 4m€58–83Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain
7h 9m€136–266Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain
9h 8m€130–284Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain Re3
- Take the train from Wangen Bahnhof to Buchloetrain
- Take the train from Buchloe to Füssentrain
- Take the bus from Füssen to Ettal Klostergasthofbus 326
10h 50mFly from Basel, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain
6h 59m€119–302
Basel to Ettal by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Ettal is to bus which costs €27 - €65 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Ettal is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Ettal. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Ettal Klostergasthof via Zurich Bus Station, Munich central bus station and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 3m.
The distance between Basel and Ettal is 612 km. The road distance is 337.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Ettal without a car is to train which takes 7h 28m and costs €95 - €120.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Basel to Ettal, including transfers.
Basel to Ettal bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Ettal is to train which takes 7h 28m and costs €95 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €65 and takes 9h 3m.
Basel to Ettal bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Ettal is 338 km. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Basel to Ettal.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ettal, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Ettal Klostergasthof via Pasing, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in around 7h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Ettal Klostergasthof via Zurich Bus Station, Munich central bus station, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in around 9h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–29
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Buchloe to Füssen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Buchloe to Füssen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Garmisch-Partenkirchen station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 89 55164-0
- auskunft@rvo-bus.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-bayern.de
Bus from Füssen to Ettal Klostergasthof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.dbregiobus-bayern.de/
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