There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Traunstein by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the train from München Hbf to Traunsteintrain Re5
6h 54m€109–124Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Salzburg Lastenstrassebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
8h 35m€23–51Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Rosenheimbus
- Take the train from Rosenheim to Traunsteintrain Re5
8h 32mDrive 457.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Traunsteincar 457.7 km
5h 16m€80–115Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Traunsteintrain
5h 26m€137–293Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Traunsteintrain
5h 16m€120–317Fly Basel to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane BSL - SZG
6h 46m€107–268Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane FRA - SZG
6h 49m€154–408
Basel to Traunstein by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Traunstein is to bus which costs €23 - €55 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Traunstein is to drive which takes 5h 16m and costs €75 - €120.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Traunstein. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Traunstein via München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 54m.
The distance between Basel and Traunstein is 623 km. The road distance is 457.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Traunstein without a car is to train which takes 6h 54m and costs €100 - €130.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Basel to Traunstein, including transfers.
Basel to Traunstein train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Traunstein is to train which takes 6h 54m and costs €100 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €23 - €55 and takes 8h 35m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €270 and takes 6h 46m.
Basel to Traunstein train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Traunstein is 458 km. It takes approximately 5h 16m to drive from Basel to Traunstein.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Traunstein, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Traunstein via München Hbf in around 6h 54m. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Salzburg Lastenstrasse once a week. Tickets cost €21–30 and the journey takes 8h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rosenheim to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–33
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Rosenheim to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–19
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €34–37
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Rosenheim to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- 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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