There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Melk by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Vienna International Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BSL - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbftrain
5h 35m€90–318Fly Basel to Bratislava Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane BSL - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbftrain
6h 45m€75–259Train via Mels
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to St.Poelten Hbftrain Rjx
10h 36m€109–337Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Sankt Pöltenbus FlixBus 1921
12h 47m€77–122Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Amstetten Noenighttrain Nj
12h 9m€279–398Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbftrain
6h 43m€137–328Train, train to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Rorschachtrain
- Fly from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ACH - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbftrain
8h 27m€349–604Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Amstetten Noetrain 969 / ...
10h 36m€162–312Drive 664.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Melkcar 664.2 km
7h 22m€120–173
Basel to Melk by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Melk is to bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Melk is to fly and train which takes 5h 35m and costs €90 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Melk. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof via Zurich Bus Station and St. Pölten Mariazeller Str./P+R Süd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Melk. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Melk via Sargans, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and St.Poelten Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 36m.
The distance between Basel and Melk is 787 km. The road distance is 664.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Melk without a car is to train via Mels which takes 10h 36m and costs €100 - €340.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Basel to Melk, including transfers.
Basel to Melk bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Melk train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Melk is to train via Mels which takes 10h 36m and costs €100 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 12h 47m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Melk, Lower Austria?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Melk via Sargans, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and St.Poelten Hbf in around 10h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Melk via Zurich Bus Station, St. Pölten Mariazeller Str./P+R Süd, St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof, and St.Poelten Hbf in around 12h 47m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- *
- €17–26
Train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €30–45
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to St.Poelten Hbf
- *
- €60–95
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- *
- €17–26
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- *
- €15–23
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- *
- €15–23
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- *
- €17–26
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €240–340
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Sankt Pölten
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Melk bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Basel to Melk train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Sargans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Melk is 664 km. It takes approximately 7h 22m to drive from Basel to Melk.
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