There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Rust by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Basel to Vienna International Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)BSL - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Eisenstadt
6h 29m€87–242Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)N191
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Eisenstadt Domplatz200 / ...
16h 10m€52–97Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to EisenstadtRe
12h 31m€140–228Drive 794.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Rust794.1 km
8h 37m€138–199Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)ZRH - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Eisenstadt
7h 40m€134–288Fly Basel to Bratislava Airport, line 7700 train, train, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)BSL - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Parndorf Ort
- Take the train from Parndorf Ort to Eisenstadt
- Take the bus from Eisenstadt Bahnhof to Rust am See Franz-Josef-Platz
7h 14m€96–238Train, train to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Rorschach
- Fly from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)ACH - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Eisenstadt
9h 18m€363–559Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Salzburg LastenstrasseUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wiener Neustadt HbfRj
16h 59m€98–155Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Rust
8h 25m€206–278
Basel to Rust by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Rust is to bus which costs €50 - €100 and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Rust is to fly and train which takes 6h 29m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Rust. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Rust am See Franz-Josef-Platz via Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB), Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and Eisenstadt Domplatz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 10m.
The distance between Basel and Rust is 794 km. The road distance is 794.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Rust without a car is to train which takes 12h 31m and costs €140 - €230.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Basel to Rust, including transfers.
Basel to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Rust is to train which takes 12h 31m and costs €140 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €100 and takes 16h 10m.
Basel to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Rust is 794 km. It takes approximately 8h 37m to drive from Basel to Rust.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Rust, Austria?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Rust am See Franz-Josef-Platz via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Eisenstadt, and Eisenstadt Bahnhof in around 12h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Rust am See Franz-Josef-Platz via Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB), Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz, and Eisenstadt Domplatz in around 16h 10m.
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- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Train from Wien Hbf to Eisenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Parndorf Ort to Eisenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 99/577-212
- eszrevetel@gysev.hu
- Website
- www2.gysev.hu
Train from Wien Hbf to Eisenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://en.gysev.hu/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wiener Neustadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €70–110
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Parndorf Ort
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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 Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0800 22 23 24
- kundenservice@vor.at
- Website
- vor.at
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Eisenstadt Domplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.vor.at/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vor.at/en/timetables-mobility/timetable-bus-train/line-timetable
- Airport
- €5
Bus from Eisenstadt Bahnhof to Rust am See Franz-Josef-Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.vor.at/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vor.at/en/timetables-mobility/timetable-bus-train/line-timetable
- Airport
- €5
- Phone
- +43 (0)50655-0
- bus@blaguss.com
- Website
- blaguss.com
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Eisenstadt Domplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- blaguss.com
Bus from Eisenstadt Bahnhof to Rust am See Franz-Josef-Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- blaguss.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Salzburg Lastenstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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