There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Heilbronn by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain Re45
3h 24m€39–70Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgartbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Heilbronn central train stationbus N1316 / ...
5h 2mDrive 264.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Heilbronncar 264.5 km
2h 38m€46–66Train, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
4h 38m€143–299Train via Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Heilbronn Harmonietrain 85457 / ...
4h 17mBus, train
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Heilbronn Harmonietrain 85457 / ...
5h 35m
Basel to Heilbronn by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Heilbronn is to train which costs €35 - €70 and takes 3h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Heilbronn is to drive which takes 2h 38m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Heilbronn. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 24m.
The distance between Basel and Heilbronn is 261 km. The road distance is 264.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Heilbronn without a car is to train which takes 3h 24m and costs €35 - €70.
It takes approximately 3h 24m to get from Basel to Heilbronn, including transfers.
Basel to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Heilbronn is to train which takes 3h 24m and costs €35 - €70. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 2m.
Basel to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Heilbronn is 264 km. It takes approximately 2h 38m to drive from Basel to Heilbronn.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Heilbronn, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Heilbronn central train station via Stuttgart, Hauptbahnhof, Kornwestheim, and Kornwestheim in around 5h 2m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- info@avg.karlsruhe.de
- Website
- avg.info
Train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Heilbronn Harmonie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kornwestheim to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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