There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Garching by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Pasingtrain 60
5h 33m€90–103Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Munich Fröttmaningbus N199
6h 12m€24–46Drive 365.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Garchingcar 365.9 km
4h 19m€64–92Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
4h 10m€117–251Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain 60
5h 55m€102–182Bus via Munich Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Munich Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
6h 35m€24–35Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
3h 59m€100–275
Basel to Garching by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Garching is to bus via Munich Central Bus Station which costs €23 - €35 and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Garching is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Garching. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Garching via Pasing and Marienplatz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 33m.
The distance between Basel and Garching is 533 km. The road distance is 365.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Garching without a car is to train which takes 5h 33m and costs €85 - €110.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Basel to Garching, including transfers.
Basel to Garching train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Garching is to train which takes 5h 33m and costs €85 - €110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €24 - €50 and takes 6h 12m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €280 and takes 3h 59m.
Basel to Garching train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Pasing station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Garching is 366 km. It takes approximately 4h 19m to drive from Basel to Garching.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Garching, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to Pasing 6 times a week. Tickets cost €80–90 and the journey takes 4h 50m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Munich Fröttmaning 5 times a week. Tickets cost €22–45 and the journey takes 6h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Munich Fröttmaning
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Munich Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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