There are 3 ways to get from Basel to Kriens by train or car
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Basel to Kriens by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kriens is to drive which costs SFr 15 - SFr 23 and takes 1h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kriens is to drive which takes 1h 3m and costs SFr 15 - SFr 23.
The distance between Basel and Kriens is 96 km. The road distance is 99 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kriens without a car is to train which takes 1h 15m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 50.
It takes approximately 1h 15m to get from Basel to Kriens, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Kriens is 99 km. It takes approximately 1h 3m to drive from Basel to Kriens.
There are 656+ hotels available in Kriens.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kriens, Switzerland?
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) operates a train from Basel SBB to Luzern every 2 hours. Tickets cost CHF 30–90 and the journey takes 1h 1m. Südostbahn also services this route every 4 hours.
- 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 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Gelterkinden
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–23
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Gelterkinden to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- 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
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
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