There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Pfaffnau by train, car, taxi, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Olten to Reidentrain S29 / ...
1h 49mCHF 9–24Drive 57.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Pfaffnaucar 57.5 km
47 minCHF 10–14Taxi
- Take the taxi from Basel to Pfaffnautaxi 57.5 km
47 minCHF 290–350Train, line 608 bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zofingentrain Ir27 / ...
- Take the bus from Zofingen, Bahnhof to Pfaffnau, Postbus 608
2h 10m
Basel to Pfaffnau by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Pfaffnau is to drive which costs SFr 9 - SFr 14 and takes 47 min.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Pfaffnau is to drive which takes 47 min and costs SFr 9 - SFr 14.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Pfaffnau. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Reiden via Olten. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 49m.
The distance between Basel and Pfaffnau is 59 km. The road distance is 57.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Pfaffnau without a car is to train which takes 1h 49m and costs SFr 9 - SFr 25.
It takes approximately 1h 49m to get from Basel to Pfaffnau, including transfers.
Basel to Pfaffnau train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Pfaffnau train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Olten station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Pfaffnau is 57 km. It takes approximately 47 min to drive from Basel to Pfaffnau.
There are 330+ hotels available in Pfaffnau.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Pfaffnau, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Pfaffnau, Dorfplatz via Olten, Reiden, and Reiden, Bahnhof in around 1h 49m.
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Reiden
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zofingen
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0800 888 800
- Website
- Aargau Verkehr AG
Bus from Zofingen, Bahnhof to Pfaffnau, Post
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Aargau Verkehr AG
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–350
33er Taxi AG
- Phone
- +41 61 333 33 33
- Website
- 33ertaxi.ch
Mini Cab AG
- Phone
- +41 61 777 77 77
- Website
- mini-cab.ch
Taxi-Zentrale AG Basel
- Phone
- +41 61 222 22 22
- Website
- taxi-zentrale.ch
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