There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Hesse by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
2h 50m€35–86Bus via Frankfurt
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Frankfurt central train stationbus N487 / ...
5h 12m€31–41Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
4h 1mDrive 329 km
- Drive from Basel to Frankfurt am Maincar 329 km
2h 47m€56–81Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
3h 47m€107–228Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
3h 36m€120–254
Basel to Hesse by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Hesse is to bus via Frankfurt which costs €30 - €45 and takes 5h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Hesse is to drive which takes 2h 47m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Hesse. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Frankfurt via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 50m.
The distance between Basel and Hesse is 328 km. The road distance is 329 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Hesse without a car is to train which takes 2h 50m and costs €35 - €90.
It takes approximately 2h 50m to get from Basel to Hesse, including transfers.
Basel to Hesse train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Hesse is to train which takes 2h 50m and costs €35 - €90. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 4h 1m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €260 and takes 3h 36m.
Basel to Hesse train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Hesse is 329 km. It takes approximately 2h 47m to drive from Basel to Hesse.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Hesse, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt hourly. Tickets cost €30–80 and the journey takes 2h 44m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB once daily, and the journey takes 3h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- 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
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- 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 Basel SBB to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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