There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Monschau by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Rothe Erde Bftrain Re9 / ...
6h 38m€59–174Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Maastrichtbus N831 / ...
- Take the bus from Aachen, Bushof to Monschau, Altstadtbus Sb66 / ...
11h 19m€43–71Bus via Düsseldorf
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf to Aachen - 58, Peterstraßebus
- Take the bus from Aachen, Bushof to Monschau, Altstadtbus 66 / ...
9h 48mDrive 431.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Monschaucar 431.7 km
4h 45m€74–107Train, 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 26m€110–266Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
- Take the bus from Aachen, Kaiserplatz to Monschau, Altstadtbus 66 / ...
7h 3m€66–286Train, 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
8h 16m€118–268
Basel to Monschau by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Monschau is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Monschau is to drive which takes 4h 45m and costs €70 - €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 Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf and Aachen, Bushof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
The distance between Basel and Monschau is 600 km. The road distance is 431.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Monschau without a car is to train which takes 6h 38m and costs €55 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Basel to Monschau, including transfers.
Basel to Monschau bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Basel to Monschau is to train which takes 6h 38m and costs €55 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus via Düsseldorf, which costs and takes 9h 48m.
Basel to Monschau bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Dusseldorf Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Monschau is 432 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Basel to Monschau.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Monschau, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Monschau, Altstadt via Köln Hbf, Aachen, Rothe Erde Bf, and Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde in around 6h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Monschau, Altstadt via Dusseldorf Central Bus Station, Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf, Aachen - 58, Peterstraße, and Aachen, Bushof in around 9h 48m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- 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
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Rothe Erde Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- 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
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf to Aachen - 58, Peterstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- 0241 1688-3040
- Website
- aseag.de
Bus from Aachen, Bushof to Monschau, Altstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- aseag.de
Bus from Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde to Monschau, Altstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- aseag.de
Bus from Aachen, Kaiserplatz to Monschau, Altstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- aseag.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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