There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Netherlands by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or train
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Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
4h 3m€79–259Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus FlixBus N487 / ...
12h 7m€57–97Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
7h 26m€98–239Drive 693.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Amsterdamcar 693.7 km
7h 22m€123–177Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZRH - AMS
5h 23m€134–350Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ZRH - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Bredatrain
6h 12m€130–335Train 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 Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
6h 58m€115–374Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Utrecht Centraaltrain 43N
10h 11m€150–340Train #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Amsterdam Centraaltrain 43N
11h 28m€150–230
Basel to Netherlands by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Netherlands is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 12h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Netherlands is to fly which takes 4h 3m and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Netherlands. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Amsterdam, Buiten Brouwersstraat via Amsterdam, Station Sloterdijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 7m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Amsterdam Centraal. Services depart four times a week, and operate Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 11h 28m.
The distance between Basel and Netherlands is 582 km. The road distance is 693.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Netherlands without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 7h 26m and costs €95 - €240.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Basel to Netherlands, including transfers.
Basel to Netherlands bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Netherlands train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Netherlands is to fly which takes 4h 3m and costs €75 - €260. Alternatively, you can train via Mannheim, which costs €95 - €240 and takes 7h 26m, you could also bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 12h 7m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Netherlands?
KLM, Air Dolomiti, and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Amsterdam Centraal via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Mannheim Hbf in around 7h 26m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–70
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Netherlands bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Basel to Netherlands train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Netherlands is 694 km. It takes approximately 7h 22m to drive from Basel to Netherlands.
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