There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Idar-Oberstein by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhoftrain Re3
5h 9m€52–158Drive 301.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Basel to Idar-Obersteincar 301.7 km
3h 34m€51–74Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Freiburgbus 107 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Trier central train stationbus 011
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Idar, Pappelstraßebus 800
9h 3mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhoftrain
6h 10m€121–263Train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhoftrain Re3
5h 48m€51–113Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Sarregueminestrain Ter
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Neubrücke, Bahnhoftrain Re3
7h 29m€91–142Fly from Basel, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhoftrain
5h 59m€134–289
Basel to Idar-Oberstein by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Idar-Oberstein is to drive which costs €50 - €75 and takes 3h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Idar-Oberstein is to drive which takes 3h 34m and costs €50 - €75.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Idar-Oberstein. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Idar, Pappelstraße via Freiburg and Trier, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 3m.
The distance between Basel and Idar-Oberstein is 417 km. The road distance is 301.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Idar-Oberstein without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 5h 9m and costs €50 - €160.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Basel to Idar-Oberstein, including transfers.
Basel to Idar-Oberstein bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Idar-Oberstein is to train via Mannheim which takes 5h 9m and costs €50 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 3m.
Basel to Idar-Oberstein bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Idar-Oberstein is 302 km. It takes approximately 3h 34m to drive from Basel to Idar-Oberstein.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Idar-Oberstein, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Idar, Eltwerk via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Mainz, Hauptbahnhof, Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof, and Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof in around 5h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Idar, Pappelstraße via Freiburg, Trier central train station, and Trier, Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 3m.
- 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
- €65–350
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- 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
- €65–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Neubrücke, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
Train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Neubrücke, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Sarreguemines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Trier central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 (6765) 270
- info@scherer-reisen.de
- Website
- scherer-reisen.de
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Idar, Pappelstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vrminfo.de
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