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How to get fromBasel to Zugspitzeby train, car, or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Zugspitze by train, car, or bus

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  1. Train, drive

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain train Ic3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Sargans to Oetztaltrain train Rjx
    3. Drive from Telfs-Pfaffenhofen to Zugspitzecar car
    6h 50m
    €51–372

  2. Bus, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus bus FlixBus 488
    2. Drive from Telfs Gh Martina to Zugspitzecar car
    7h 56m
    €43–70

  3. Drive 333.9 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Zugspitzecar car 333.9 km
    4h 13m
    €59–84

  4. Train via Neu-Ulm

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train 60
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain train 62
    10h 6m
    €147–530

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain train
    10h 54m
    €122–479

Basel to Zugspitze by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration10h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€147Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 392.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 50m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zugspitze, Germany?

You can take a train from Basel SBB to Zugspitzplatt via Ulm Hauptbahnhof and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in around 10h 6m.

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