There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Germany by train, plane, night train, or car
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
3h 48m€107–250Train via Frankfurt am Main
cheapest- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain 11 / ...
7h 45m€58–223Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Ostbahnhoftrain 12
7h 31m€77–406Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 13m€71–274Drive 843.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Berlincar 843.1 km
7h 40m€146–211Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
3h 47m€132–291Fly Basel to Frankfurt
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
3h 37m€130–264Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, 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 Marienplatztrain
4h 13m€120–255Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain
4h 2m€103–279
Basel to Germany by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Germany is to train via Frankfurt am Main which costs €55 - €230 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Germany is to fly which takes 3h 37m and costs €130 - €270.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Germany. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via S Ostbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 31m.
The distance between Basel and Germany is 401 km. The road distance is 843.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Germany without a car is to train which takes 7h 31m and costs €75 - €410.
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Basel to Germany, including transfers.
Basel to Germany train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Germany is to train which takes 7h 31m and costs €75 - €410. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €270 and takes 3h 37m.
Basel to Germany train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Ostbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Germany is 843 km. It takes approximately 7h 40m to drive from Basel to Germany.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to S Ostbahnhof every 4 hours. Tickets cost €75–400 and the journey takes 7h 26m. Alternatively, Lufthansa and Air Dolomiti fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
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 Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
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 Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- 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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to S Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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