There are 8 ways to get from Esbjerg to Basel by bus, plane, train (Deutsche Bahn), train, night train, car, or car train
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Bus, fly to Basel
best- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Basel (BSL)plane BLL - BSL
6h 44mCHF 107–611Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus 144
- Take the bus from Vejle Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 353 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Basel SBBbus N33
20h 10mCHF 80–132Train 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 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
12h 59mCHF 86–232Train, night train
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train 030
- Take the train from Niebüll to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6
- Take the night train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
16h 37mBus, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal 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
7h 58mCHF 157–355Drive, car train
- Drive from Esbjerg to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
13h 39mCHF 135–817Train
- 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 34mDrive 1,068.9 km
- Drive from Esbjerg to Baselcar 1,068.9 km
9h 23mCHF 178–257
Esbjerg to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esbjerg to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 80 - SFr 140 and takes 20h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Esbjerg to Basel is to bus and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 650.
No, there is no direct bus from Esbjerg to Basel. However, there are services departing from Esbjerg Busterminal and arriving at Basel SBB via Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, Vejle Busterminal and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 10m.
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 59m.
The distance between Esbjerg and Basel is 981 km. The road distance is 1068.9 km.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Basel without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 12h 59m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Esbjerg to Basel, including transfers.
Esbjerg to Basel bus services, operated by Sydtrafik, depart from Esbjerg Busterminal station.
Esbjerg to Basel train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Esbjerg St. station.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Basel is to train via Kassel which takes 12h 59m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 140 and takes 20h 10m.
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 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Basel SBB via Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, Vejle Trafikcenter, Vejle Busterminal, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 20h 10m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–480
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–450
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Basel via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–700
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Billund Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–380
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–28
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- kommunikation.afd@gocollective.dk
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Niebüll to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 240–260
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 140–170
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 65–85
- 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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 350–400
- Car Compartment
- CHF 600–750
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vejle Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Esbjerg to Basel bus services, operated by Sydtrafik, arrive at Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport 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 23m to drive from Esbjerg to Basel.
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