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How to get fromEssen to Baselby train, night train, car or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Basel by train, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain43
    4h 36m
    CHF 60–130

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln HbftrainRe
    2. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel SbbnighttrainNj
    8h 31m
    CHF 54–313

  3. Drive 549.8 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Baselcar549.8 km
    4h 35m
    CHF 88–127

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)planeFRA - BSL
    3h 55m
    CHF 140–334

  5. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)planeDUS - BSL
    5h 40m
    CHF 112–284

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeDUS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
    5h 14m
    CHF 92–278

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

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeCGN - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
    5h 47m
    CHF 100–301

  8. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeDUS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
    6h 1m
    CHF 126–355

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

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)planeAMS - BSL
    6h 42m
    CHF 102–310

Essen to Basel by train

Calendar49Weekly Trains
Duration4h 36mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 60Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Basel Bad Bf every 4 hours. Tickets cost CHF 60–130 and the journey takes 4h 36m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.

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