There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Gletsch by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 161 bus via Luthern
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Luzern to Meiringentrain Lix / ...
- Take the bus from Meiringen, Bahnhof to Gletsch, Postbus 161
5h 17mCHF 57–94Train, line 161 bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain Ic61 / ...
- Take the bus from Meiringen, Bahnhof to Gletsch, Postbus 161
5h 18mCHF 16–22Drive 183.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Gletschcar 183.5 km
2h 17mCHF 29–42Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Brigtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Oberwaldtrain R43
5h 31mCHF 40–73
Basel to Gletsch by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Gletsch is to train and line 161 bus which costs SFr 16 - SFr 23 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Gletsch is to drive which takes 2h 17m and costs SFr 28 - SFr 45.
The distance between Basel and Gletsch is 176 km. The road distance is 183.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Gletsch without a car is to train and line 161 bus via Luthern which takes 5h 17m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 95.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Basel to Gletsch, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Gletsch is 184 km. It takes approximately 2h 17m to drive from Basel to Gletsch.
There are 457+ hotels available in Gletsch.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Gletsch, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Gletsch, Post via Brig, Brig Bahnhofplatz, Oberwald, and Oberwald, Bahnhof in around 5h 31m.
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Luzern to Meiringen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Oberwald
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- https://www.matterhorngotthardbahn.ch/en/
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 23–28
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 40–50
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Meiringen, Bahnhof to Gletsch, Post
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
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