Basel to Zugspitze
Rome2Rio compared 5 ways to get from Basel to Zugspitze. The best route is Train, drive, a distance of 256.876 km.
Train, drive
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Imst-Pitztaltrain Rjx
- Drive from Telfs-Pfaffenhofen to Zugspitzecar
6h 42m€52–260Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus FlixBus 488
- Drive from Telfs Gh Martina to Zugspitzecar
7h 56m€43–72Drive 333.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Zugspitzecar 333.9 km
4h 13m€59–86Train
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Innsbruck Hbftrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain
9h 39m€79–111Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain
10h 37m€124–491
Basel to Zugspitze by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Zugspitze is to bus and drive which costs €40 - €75 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Zugspitze is to drive which takes 4h 13m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Zugspitze. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Zugspitzplatt via Zürich HB, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 39m.
The distance between Basel and Zugspitze is 392 km. The road distance is 333.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Zugspitze without a car is to train which takes 9h 39m and costs €75 - €120.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Basel to Zugspitze, including transfers.
Basel to Zugspitze train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
Basel to Zugspitze train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Zugspitze is 334 km. It takes approximately 4h 13m to drive from Basel to Zugspitze.
There are 2737+ hotels available in Zugspitze.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zugspitze, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Zugspitzplatt via Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Innsbruck Hbf, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in around 9h 39m.
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- 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
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Sargans to Imst-Pitztal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €24–40
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €45–70
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zürich HB to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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