There are 10 ways to get from Bonn to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
5h 16mCHF 43–139Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bonn UN Campus to Basel SBBbus N11
7h 50mCHF 30–50Night train
- Take the night train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain Nj
5h 56mCHF 40–240Drive 444.5 km
- Drive from Bonn to Baselcar 444.5 km
4h 24mCHF 70–100Train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 43N
5h 38mCHF 70–250Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
3h 38mCHF 120–302Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Basel (BSL)plane CGN - BSL
5h 32mCHF 87–209Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 6mCHF 80–218Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 57mCHF 110–286Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 56mCHF 98–268
Bonn to Basel by tram and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 50 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Basel is to train and fly which takes 3h 38m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 310.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bonn UN Campus and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 50m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 56m.
The distance between Bonn and Basel is 491 km. The road distance is 444.5 km.
The best way to get from Bonn to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 16m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Bonn to Basel, including transfers.
Bonn to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bonn UN Campus station.
Bonn to Basel train services, operated by Österreichische Bundesbahnen, depart from Bonn Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bonn to Basel is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 16m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 50 and takes 7h 50m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 210 and takes 5h 32m.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Bonn Stadthaus to Basel Bad Bf via Siegburg Bf, Siegburg Bf, and Frankfurt in around 5h 16m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bonn UN Campus to Basel SBB once daily. Tickets cost CHF 30–50 and the journey takes 7h 50m. GrandBus also services this route once daily.
- 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 Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 60–95
- 1st Class
- CHF 130–220
Train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–110
- 1st Class
- CHF 150–250
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–35
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–70
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 238–240
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bonn UN Campus to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Bonn UN Campus to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bonn to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Bonn to Basel train services, operated by Österreichische Bundesbahnen, arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bonn to Basel is 445 km. It takes approximately 4h 24m to drive from Bonn to Basel.
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