There are 14 ways to get from Basel to Gamescom by train, bus, night train, car, train (Trenitalia), rideshare, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Hbf43N / ...
3h 40m€35–150Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Basel to Cologne490.4 km
5h 6m€24–30Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Cologne Airport CGNN11 / ...
8h 26m€44–71Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln HbfNj
6h 34m€45–263Drive 491.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Gamescom491.1 km
4h 6m€84–122Train via Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf43 / ...
3h 49m€35–150Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf43 / ...
3h 57m€46–233Fly Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BSL - DUS
6h 15m€127–318Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
4h 26m€117–330Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ZRH - CGN
4h 52m€93–257Fly Basel to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)BSL - CGN
6h 26m€97–251Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
4h 15m€141–354Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ZRH - DUS
5h 46m€103–304Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)FRA - DUS
5h 33m€124–304
Basel to Gamescom by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Gamescom is to rideshare which costs €24 - €30 and takes 5h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Gamescom is to train which takes 3h 40m and costs €35 - €150.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 40m.
The distance between Basel and Gamescom is 489 km. The road distance is 491.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Gamescom without a car is to train which takes 3h 40m and costs €35 - €150.
The train from Basel Bad Bf to Cologne Hbf takes 3h 40m including transfers and departs every two hours.
Basel to Gamescom train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Gamescom is to train which takes 3h 40m and costs €35 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 8h 26m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €320 and takes 6h 15m.
Basel to Gamescom train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Gamescom is 491 km. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Basel to Gamescom.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Gamescom, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Hbf every 2 hours. Tickets cost €35–140 and the journey takes 3h 40m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Cologne Airport CGN 3 times a day. Tickets cost €35–55 and the journey takes 8h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–500
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Basel to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Basel to Cologne Bonn Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Basel to Cologne Bonn Airport via Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Basel to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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