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How to get fromDortmund to Baselby train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Dortmund to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain train 43
    5h
    CHF 90–280

  2. Rideshare

    cheapest
    1. Take the rideshare from Dortmund to Baselrideshare rideshare 542.2 km
    6h 29m
    CHF 35

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N122
    9h 10m
    CHF 45–70

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Re
    2. Take the nighttrain from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train Nj
    8h 50m

  5. Drive  543.5 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Baselcar car 543.5 km
    4h 37m
    CHF 90–130

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    4h 27m
    CHF 155–423

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DUS - BSL
    6h 12m
    CHF 105–307

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 36m
    CHF 114–306

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 40m
    CHF 164–342

  10. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 19m
    CHF 106–305

  11. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane DUS - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    5h 56m
    CHF 132–273

  12. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane AMS - BSL
    6h 51m
    CHF 122–368

Dortmund to Basel by train

Calendar137Weekly Trains
Duration5hAverage Duration
TicketCHF 90Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 584.1 km
  • Duration: 5h

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

Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel Bad Bf hourly. Tickets cost CHF 90–200 and the journey takes 5h. Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) also services this route 6 times a week. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Basel SBB 5 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 45–70 and the journey takes 9h 10m.

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