There are 8 ways to get from Esslingen to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Karlsruhe
best- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
3h 18mCHF 36–127Train
cheapest- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 60
4h 5mCHF 32–75Bus via Hauptbahnhof
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
4h 22mDrive 242.7 km
- Drive from Esslingen to Baselcar 242.7 km
2h 47mCHF 38–55Fly Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 16mCHF 122–278Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Baselbus Kyiv-Lyon / ...
5h 54mFly Stuttgart Airport to Basel
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Basel (BSL)plane STR - BSL
5h 47mCHF 123–224Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
4h 28mCHF 135–349
Esslingen to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esslingen to Basel is to drive which costs SFr 35 - SFr 55 and takes 2h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Esslingen to Basel is to drive which takes 2h 47m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 55.
No, there is no direct bus from Esslingen to Basel. However, there are services departing from Esslingen and arriving at Basel via Stuttgart. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Esslingen to Basel. However, there are services departing from Esslingen and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Stuttgart Hbf and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 18m.
The distance between Esslingen and Basel is 283 km. The road distance is 242.7 km.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Basel without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 3h 18m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 3h 18m to get from Esslingen to Basel, including transfers.
Esslingen to Basel bus services, operated by Pavluks Trans, depart from Stuttgart station.
Esslingen to Basel train services, operated by Go-Ahead Baden-Württemberg GmbH, depart from Stuttgart Hbf station.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Basel is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 3h 18m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 130. Alternatively, you can bus via Hauptbahnhof, which costs and takes 4h 22m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 230 and takes 5h 47m.
What companies run services between Esslingen, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Esslingen to Basel Bad Bf via Hauptbahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf, Karlsruhe Hbf, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 18m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhof once daily, and the journey takes 3h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–24
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 27–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–90
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–85
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Stuttgart to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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More Questions & Answers
Esslingen to Basel bus services, operated by Pavluks Trans, arrive at Basel station.
Esslingen to Basel train services, operated by Go-Ahead Baden-Württemberg GmbH, arrive at Karlsruhe Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esslingen to Basel is 243 km. It takes approximately 2h 47m to drive from Esslingen to Basel.
There are 1293+ hotels available in Basel.