There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Upper Austria by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Mels
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Linz Hbftrain Rjx
8h 48m€85–183Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Salzburg Lastenstrassebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbftrain Drf
10h 14m€39–75Drive 580.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Linzcar 580.2 km
6h 45m€98–141Fly Basel to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane BSL - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
6h 52m€104–287Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Linz Hbftrain Rjx
8h 57m€102–159Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to München, ZOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stopbus Arda-Tur
10h 49mFly Basel to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BSL - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
5h 53m€77–244Train 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 Wels Hbftrain
7h 20m€169–321Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
7h 10m€152–347
Basel to Upper Austria by train and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Upper Austria is to bus and train which costs €35 - €75 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Upper Austria is to fly and train which takes 5h 53m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Upper Austria. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Linz/Donau Taubenmarkt via Munich Hackerbrücke and Linz/Donau Industriezeile. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Upper Austria. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Linz/Donau Hauptplatz via Sargans and Linz/Donau Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 48m.
The distance between Basel and Upper Austria is 683 km. The road distance is 580.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Upper Austria without a car is to train via Mels which takes 8h 48m and costs €85 - €190.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Basel to Upper Austria, including transfers.
Basel to Upper Austria bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Upper Austria train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Upper Austria is to train via Mels which takes 8h 48m and costs €85 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 49m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Upper Austria?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Linz/Donau Hauptplatz via Sargans, Linz Hbf, and Linz/Donau Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Linz/Donau Taubenmarkt via Munich, Central Bus Station (Zob), Munich Hackerbrücke, Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop, and Linz/Donau Industriezeile in around 10h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Sargans to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €70–110
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €19–29
Train from Zuerich Hb to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €80–120
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–29
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to München, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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Basel to Upper Austria bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at München, ZOB station.
Basel to Upper Austria train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Sargans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Upper Austria is 580 km. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Basel to Upper Austria.
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