There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Monschau by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain Re
6h 11m€112–556Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Maastrichtbus FlixBus N473
- Take the bus from Aachen, Bushof to Monschau, Altstadtbus Sb66 / ...
11h 57m€59–93Bus via Cologne
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf to Aachen, Rothe Erde Bfbus Re9x / ...
9h 27mDrive 434.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Monschaucar 434.6 km
4h 51m€75–109Train 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 Duesseldorf Flughafen to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain
7h 55mTrain via Mannheim
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain Re
6h 21m€108–435Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain
- Take the bus from Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde to Monschau, Altstadtbus
7h 19m€133–332Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain
- Take the bus from Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde to Monschau, Altstadtbus
6h 48m€155–461
Basel to Monschau by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Monschau is to bus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 11h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Monschau is to drive which takes 4h 51m and costs €75 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Monschau. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Monschau, Altstadt via Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf and Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Monschau. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Aachen-Rothe Erde via Koeln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 11m.
The distance between Basel and Monschau is 600 km. The road distance is 434.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Monschau without a car is to train which takes 6h 11m and costs €110 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Basel to Monschau, including transfers.
Basel to Monschau bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Monschau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Monschau is to train which takes 6h 11m and costs €110 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus via Cologne, which costs and takes 9h 27m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Monschau, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Monschau, Altstadt via Koeln Hbf, Aachen-Rothe Erde, and Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde in around 6h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Monschau, Altstadt via Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf and Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde in around 9h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Bus from Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf to Aachen, Rothe Erde Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- DB Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0241 1688-3040
- Website
- ASEAG
Bus from Aachen, Bushof to Monschau, Altstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ASEAG
Bus from Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde to Monschau, Altstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- ASEAG
Bus from Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde to Monschau, Altstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- ASEAG
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Monschau bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Köln station.
Basel to Monschau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Monschau is 435 km. It takes approximately 4h 51m to drive from Basel to Monschau.
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