There are 12 ways to get from Basel to MediaPark by train, bus, night train, car, train (Trenitalia), rideshare, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
4h 9m€75–150Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Basel to Cologne490.4 km
5h 22m€24–30Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
6h 13mNight train
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
6h 37m€45–263Drive 492.1 km
- Drive from Basel to MediaParkcar 492.1 km
4h 12m€86–124Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
4h 29m€84–234Fly Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BSL - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Terminal S to Köln Hansaringtrain
6h 53m€100–231Fly Basel to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BSL - CGN
6h 47m€75–234Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
5h 12m€106–273Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
4h 37m€140–374Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Terminal S to Köln Hansaringtrain
6h 23m€116–290Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Terminal S to Köln Hansaringtrain
6h 9m€154–220
Basel (BSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to MediaPark is to rideshare which costs €24 - €30 and takes 5h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to MediaPark is to train which takes 4h 9m and costs €75 - €150.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Köln. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 53m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 49m.
The distance between Basel and MediaPark is 495 km. The road distance is 492.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to MediaPark without a car is to train which takes 4h 9m and costs €75 - €150.
The train from Basel SBB to Cologne Hbf takes 3h 49m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Basel to MediaPark bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to MediaPark train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to MediaPark is to train which takes 4h 9m and costs €75 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 13m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €240 and takes 6h 47m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and MediaPark, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf every 3 hours. Tickets cost €75–90 and the journey takes 3h 49m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route once daily. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln once daily, and the journey takes 5h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Basel to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–320
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Basel to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €49–54
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €47–53
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Terminal S to Köln Hansaring
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- 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
- €35–65
- 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 Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Basel to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to MediaPark bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Köln station.
Basel to MediaPark train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to MediaPark is 492 km. It takes approximately 4h 12m to drive from Basel to MediaPark.
There are 1794+ hotels available in MediaPark.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Basel and MediaPark. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.

































