There are 11 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 Frankfurt41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf20 / ...
5h 9mCHF 53–172Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bonn UN Campus to Basel SBBN11
7h 50mCHF 35–50Night train
- Take the night train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad BfNj
5h 56mCHF 40–250Drive 444.5 km
- Drive from Bonn to Basel444.5 km
4h 24mCHF 71–102Train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bf43N
5h 56mCHF 55–250Night train via Siegburg/Bonn
- Take the night train from Siegburg/Bonn to Basel SbbNj
7h 38mCHF 40–244Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)FRA - BSL
3h 48mCHF 135–312Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Basel (BSL)CGN - BSL
5h 32mCHF 89–214Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
5h 7mCHF 115–286Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
5h 6mCHF 86–222Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
5h 56mCHF 98–262
Bonn to Basel by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 50 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Basel is to train and fly which takes 3h 48m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 320.
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 492 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 9m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 5h 9m 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 9m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 50 and takes 7h 50m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 220 and takes 5h 32m.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a subway from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bf via Siegburg Bf, Siegburg Bf, and Frankfurt in around 5h 9m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bonn UN Campus to Basel SBB once daily. Tickets cost CHF 35–50 and the journey takes 7h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- 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 60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–244
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 241–244
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–55
Night train from Siegburg/Bonn to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–244
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 241–244
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–110
- 1st Class
- CHF 150–250
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bonn Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- 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 14–20
- 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 35–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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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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