There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Garmisch by train, bus, car, 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 Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain 60
- Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain Rb6
6h 54m€94–179Bus
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 / ...
7h 57m€27–63Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Munich Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
- Take the train from München Hbf to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain Rb6 / ...
7h 56m€33–47Drive 347.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Garmischcar 347.7 km
4h 7m€60–87Train 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
6h 3m€136–266Train
- 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
8h 2m€130–284Fly 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
5h 52m€119–302
Basel to Garmisch by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Garmisch is to bus which costs €27 - €65 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Garmisch is to drive which takes 4h 7m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Garmisch station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Garmisch-Partenkirchen station via Zurich Bus Station and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Garmisch. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Garmisch-Partenkirchen via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Pasing. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 54m.
The distance between Basel and Garmisch is 597 km. The road distance is 347.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Garmisch without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 6h 54m and costs €90 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Basel to Garmisch, including transfers.
Basel to Garmisch bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Garmisch train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Garmisch is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 6h 54m and costs €90 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €65 and takes 7h 57m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Garmisch, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Garmisch-Partenkirchen via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Pasing in around 6h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Garmisch-Partenkirchen station via Zurich Bus Station and Munich central bus station in around 7h 57m.
- 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
- €60–280
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- 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
- €60–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- 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
- 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
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
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/
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Garmisch bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Basel to Garmisch train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Garmisch is 348 km. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Basel to Garmisch.
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