There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Rheine by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 43
6h 10m€113–233Fly Basel to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane BSL - FMO
7h 30m€96–424Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus Mykolayiv
9h 20mNight train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12nighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Rheinetrain Re
12h 29mDrive 638.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Rheinecar 638.3 km
5h 26m€133–192Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Rheinetrain
7h 3m€125–354Train 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 D-Flughafen Bf to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
7h 20m€139–342Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 38m€179–489Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- 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 Messe/Deutz to Rheinetrain
8h 18mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
7h 57m€191–449
Basel to Rheine by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Rheine is to train which costs €110 - €240 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Rheine is to drive which takes 5h 26m and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Rheine. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Münster-Mitte via Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Rheine. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Rheine via Muenster(Westf)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 10m.
The distance between Basel and Rheine is 679 km. The road distance is 638.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Rheine without a car is to train which takes 6h 10m and costs €110 - €240.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Basel to Rheine, including transfers.
Basel to Rheine bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Rheine train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Rheine is to train which takes 6h 10m and costs €110 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 20m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €430 and takes 7h 30m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Rheine, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €100–220 and the journey takes 5h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Rheine via Köln, Köln Hbf, Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld, Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis, Münster-Mitte, and Muenster(Westf)Hbf in around 9h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Basel to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Basel to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hengelo to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Rheine, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–75
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hengelo to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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 Münster-Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Rheine bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Köln station.
Basel to Rheine train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Münster Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Rheine is 638 km. It takes approximately 5h 26m to drive from Basel to Rheine.
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