There are 10 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 HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wels Hbftrain Rjx
8h 33m€97–161Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Salzburg Lastenstrassebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Attnang-Puchheimtrain Drf / ...
9h 14m€32–71Drive 554.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Welscar 554.8 km
6h 21m€97–140Fly 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
7h 17m€114–287Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Stationbus 107 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus X06 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Welsbus 951
9h 52m€41–87Fly 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 Wels Hbftrain
6h 21m€87–259Train 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 21m€149–403Fly 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€132–427Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain
7h 32m€134–325Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane FRA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
7h 20m€161–427
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 52m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Wels is to drive which takes 6h 21m 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 52m.
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 554.8 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 52m.
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 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
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 Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
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 Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- 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 International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- 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
- Once 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 Attnang-Puchheim
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €16–24
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 Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 Attnang-Puchheim
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €14–21
- First Class
- €27–35
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Attnang-Puchheim
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- 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
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Attnang-Puchheim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Attnang-Puchheim
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Attnang-Puchheim
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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
- 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
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
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
- €15–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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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 555 km. It takes approximately 6h 21m to drive from Basel to Wels.
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