There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Wetzlar by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Wetzlar Bahnhoftrain 34
4h 36m€35–116Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Frankfurt central train stationbus N487 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Wetzlar Bahnhoftrain 34
6h 47m€35–64Drive 390.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Wetzlarcar 390.5 km
3h 9m€68–99Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Wetzlar Bahnhoftrain
5h 32m€111–276Train via Gießen Bahnhof
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 43N
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gießen Bahnhoftrain Re30
6h 19m€51–139Fly from Basel, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Wetzlar Bahnhoftrain
5h 21m€124–290
Basel to Wetzlar by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Wetzlar is to bus and train which costs €30 - €65 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Wetzlar is to drive which takes 3h 9m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Wetzlar. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Wetzlar Bahnhof via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 36m.
The distance between Basel and Wetzlar is 401 km. The road distance is 390.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Wetzlar without a car is to train which takes 4h 36m and costs €35 - €120.
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Basel to Wetzlar, including transfers.
Basel to Wetzlar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
Basel to Wetzlar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Wetzlar is 390 km. It takes approximately 3h 9m to drive from Basel to Wetzlar.
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Wetzlar, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Wetzlar Bahnhof via Frankfurt in around 4h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Wetzlar Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €85–120
- 2nd Class
- €70–100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Gießen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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