There are 7 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 18m€105–355Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Maastrichtbus FlixBus N831 / ...
- Take the bus from Aachen, Bushof to Monschau, Altstadtbus Sb66 / ...
11h 19m€62–89Bus via Cologne
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Aachen - 58, Peterstraßebus
- Take the bus from Aachen, Bushof to Monschau, Altstadtbus 66
9h 12mDrive 434.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Monschaucar 434.6 km
4h 48m€79–113Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- 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 59mTrain 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 29m€102–256Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, 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-Ehrenfeld to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain
- Take the bus from Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde to Monschau, Altstadtbus
7h 23m€132–334
Basel to Monschau by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Monschau is to bus which costs €60 - €90 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Monschau is to drive which takes 4h 48m and costs €75 - €120.
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-Ehrenfeld Gleis and Aachen, Bushof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 12m.
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 18m.
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 18m and costs €100 - €360.
It takes approximately 6h 18m 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 18m and costs €100 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus via Cologne, which costs and takes 9h 12m.
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 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Monschau, Altstadt via Köln, Köln Hbf, Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld, Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis, Aachen - 58, Peterstraße, and Aachen, Bushof in around 9h 12m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- Estimated price
- €48–52
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Aachen - 58, Peterstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- 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, 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
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
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
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 48m to drive from Basel to Monschau.
There are 1545+ hotels available in Monschau.


























