There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Wels by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIr36 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wels HbfRjx
8h 33m€96–161Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station206 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationX06 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Wels951
9h 51m€41–87Drive 554.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Wels554.2 km
6h 19m€95–138Fly Basel to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)BSL - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
7h 15m€124–302Train via Munich
- Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbf60
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wels Hbf969 / ...
8h 34m€122–170Train via Kufstein
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to KufsteinRjx
- Take the train from Kufstein to Wels Hbf979 / ...
9h 46m€101–206Fly Basel to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)BSL - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
6h 34m€95–239Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
7h 21m€158–423Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
7h 10m€152–387Train 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 Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
7h 39m€136–295Fly Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)BSL - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
9h 25m€93–254
Basel to Wels by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Wels is to bus which costs €40 - €90 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Wels is to drive which takes 6h 19m and costs €95 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Wels. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Wels via Zurich Bus Station and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Wels. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Wels Hbf via Zuerich Hb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 33m.
The distance between Basel and Wels is 657 km. The road distance is 554.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Wels without a car is to train which takes 8h 33m and costs €95 - €170.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Basel to Wels, including transfers.
Basel to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Wels train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Wels is to train which takes 8h 33m and costs €95 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €90 and takes 9h 51m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Wels, Austria?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Wels Hbf via Zürich HB and Zuerich Hb in around 8h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Wels via Zurich Bus Station and Munich central bus station in around 9h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- 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 Zuerich Hb to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €75–120
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €19–29
Train from Zuerich Hb to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €50–75
Train from Kufstein to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–55
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Kufstein to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €35–55
- First Class
- €65–90
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Kufstein to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- 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 Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €27–35
- Business
- €29–32
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Wels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Basel to Wels train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Wels is 554 km. It takes approximately 6h 19m to drive from Basel to Wels.
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