There are 9 ways to get from Eschweiler to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
5hDrive 465.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Eschweiler to Baselcar 465.5 km
5h 8mCHF 83–119Train, bus
- Take the train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
7h 32mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
8h 7mTrain via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
5h 3mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
4h 7mCHF 148–392Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Eschweiler 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
6h 18mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeldtrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 43mCHF 110–254Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Eschweiler Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
6h 36m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Eschweiler to Basel is to drive which costs SFr 80 - SFr 120 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Eschweiler to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 7m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 400.
No, there is no direct train from Eschweiler to Basel. However, there are services departing from Eschweiler Hbf and arriving at Basel SBB via Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h.
The distance between Eschweiler and Basel is 550 km. The road distance is 465.5 km.
The best way to get from Eschweiler to Basel without a car is to train which takes 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h to get from Eschweiler to Basel, including transfers.
Eschweiler to Basel train services, operated by National Express, depart from Eschweiler Hbf station.
Eschweiler to Basel train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Koeln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Eschweiler to Basel is 466 km. It takes approximately 5h 8m to drive from Eschweiler to Basel.
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What companies run services between Eschweiler, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Eschweiler Hbf to Basel SBB via Köln Hbf in around 5h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–460
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–210
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Eschweiler Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Eschweiler Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–100
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–70
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–40
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eschweiler Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 44–48
- Website
- Grand Bus
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