There are 8 ways to get from Esbjerg to Basel by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Basel (BSL)plane BLL - BSL
7h 13mCHF 122–287Train, train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Odense St.train
- Take the train from Odense St. to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL)plane CPH - BSL
7h 51mCHF 66–267Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
12h 30mCHF 169–345Train, night train
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train 030
- Take the train from Niebüll to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg-Altona to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
17h 1mCHF 82–326Drive 1,068.8 km
- Drive from Esbjerg to Baselcar 1,068.8 km
9h 22mCHF 185–267Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 16mCHF 145–656Drive, car train
- Drive from Esbjerg to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
13h 11mCHF 137–180Train
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train 030
- Take the train from Niebüll to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel SBBtrain 43
14h 33mCHF 197–576
Esbjerg to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Esbjerg to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 65 - SFr 270 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Esbjerg to Basel is to bus and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct train from Esbjerg to Basel. However, there are services departing from Esbjerg St. and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Kolding St., Hamburg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
The distance between Esbjerg and Basel is 988 km. The road distance is 1068.8 km.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Basel without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 12h 30m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 350.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Esbjerg to Basel, including transfers.
Esbjerg to Basel train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Esbjerg St. station.
Esbjerg to Basel train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Kolding St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esbjerg to Basel is 1069 km. It takes approximately 9h 22m to drive from Esbjerg to Basel.
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What companies run services between Esbjerg, Denmark and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Esbjerg St. to Basel Bad Bf via Kolding St., Hamburg Hbf, and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 12h 30m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–390
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–390
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–310
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–390
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–230
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–470
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Esbjerg St. to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Niebüll to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Niebüll to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Niebüll to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Niebüll to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–380
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- Sydtrafik
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