There are 10 ways to get from Bochum to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 43
4h 48mCHF 80–95Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Bochum to Basel555.3 km
6h 39mCHF 36Bus
- Take the bus from Bochum central station to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N23 / ...
- Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 23mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
9h 1mCHF 57–275Drive 555.1 km
- Drive from Bochum to Baselcar 555.1 km
4h 49mCHF 87–125Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
4h 11mCHF 130–319Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)plane DUS - BSL
5h 41mCHF 100–216Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 25mCHF 90–240Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6hCHF 98–285Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
6h 38mCHF 97–321
Bochum to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bochum to Basel is to rideshare which costs SFr 36 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Bochum to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 11m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 320.
No, there is no direct bus from Bochum station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bochum central station and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Dusseldorf Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 23m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bochum Hbf and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 48m.
The distance between Bochum and Basel is 587 km. The road distance is 555.1 km.
The best way to get from Bochum to Basel without a car is to train which takes 4h 48m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 95.
The train from Bochum Hbf to Basel Bad Bf takes 4h 48m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Bochum to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bochum central station.
Bochum to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bochum Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bochum to Basel is to train which takes 4h 48m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 95. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 23m.
What companies run services between Bochum, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Bochum Hbf to Basel Bad Bf every 4 hours. Tickets cost CHF 80–95 and the journey takes 4h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bochum central station to Basel, Bahnhof via Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 8h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–100
- 1st Class
- CHF 140–240
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 14–22
- 1st Class
- CHF 26–45
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 15–23
- 1st Class
- CHF 29–50
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–242
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 238–242
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bochum central station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Bochum to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 36
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Bochum to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Bochum to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bochum to Basel is 555 km. It takes approximately 4h 49m to drive from Bochum to Basel.
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