There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Gotha by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gothatrain 50
5h 43m€100–526Drive 543.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Basel to Gothacar 543.9 km
4h 33m€94–136Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Fulda Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhofbus Ev
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Gothatrain 50
9h 36mNight train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hanau Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Gothatrain Drf
7h 55mTrain via Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gothatrain 50
5h 52m€101–531Fly, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gothatrain
6h 31m€143–474
Basel to Gotha by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Gotha is to drive which costs €90 - €140 and takes 4h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Gotha is to drive which takes 4h 33m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Gotha. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Gotha via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 43m.
The distance between Basel and Gotha is 554 km. The road distance is 543.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Gotha without a car is to train which takes 5h 43m and costs €100 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Basel to Gotha, including transfers.
Basel to Gotha train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
Basel to Gotha train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Gotha is 544 km. It takes approximately 4h 33m to drive from Basel to Gotha.
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Gotha, Thuringia, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Gotha via Frankfurt in around 5h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hanau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €93–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €27–32
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Fulda Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Bus from Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- kundenservice@dbregiobus-sw.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Bus from Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
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