There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Zwolle by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Arnhem Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
7h 17m€103–309Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Duesseldorf Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain Re
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
10h 29m€97–189Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Apeldoorn, Station to Zwolle, Stationbus 201
11h 30mDrive 706.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Zwollecar 706.6 km
6h 7m€126–181Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Arnhem Centraaltrain 43N
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain Intercity
9h 45m€141–329Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolletrain
5h 11m€100–321Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZRH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolletrain
6h 35m€167–419Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
7h 58m€122–409
Basel to Zwolle by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Zwolle is to night train and train which costs €95 - €190 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Zwolle is to fly and train which takes 5h 11m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Zwolle station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Zwolle, Station via Düsseldorf central bus station, Essen Hbf, Arnhem, Centraal Station - J and Apeldoorn, Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Zwolle. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Zwolle via Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb and Arnhem Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 17m.
The distance between Basel and Zwolle is 726 km. The road distance is 706.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Zwolle without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 7h 17m and costs €100 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Basel to Zwolle, including transfers.
Basel to Zwolle bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Zwolle train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Zwolle is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 7h 17m and costs €100 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 11h 30m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zwolle, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Zwolle via Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb and Arnhem Centraal in around 7h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zwolle, Station via Düsseldorf central bus station, Essen central train station, Essen Hbf, Arnhem Centraal Station, Arnhem, Centraal Station - J, and Apeldoorn, Station in around 11h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- 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
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–105
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–105
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–45
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €24–27
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Essen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +31 88 033 1360
- Website
- rrreis.nl
Bus from Apeldoorn, Station to Zwolle, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- rrreis.nl
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Zwolle bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Dusseldorf Central Bus Station.
Basel to Zwolle train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Zwolle is 707 km. It takes approximately 6h 7m to drive from Basel to Zwolle.
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