There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Basel by train, bus, taxi, 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 Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda BahnhofRb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bf12
6h 28mCHF 44–96Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof WilhelmshöheRb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train station
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBB107 / ...
10h 42mCHF 62–98Taxi, train, night train
- Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhof250
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Hanau HauptbahnhofRe5
- Take the night train from Hanau Hbf to Basel SbbNj
8h 42mCHF 67–295Drive 491 km
- Drive from Europe to Basel491 km
4h 4mCHF 79–113Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf20 / ...
7h 3mCHF 56–170Train, fly
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)FRA - BSL
5h 46mCHF 142–318
Europe to Basel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 100 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Basel is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 120.
The distance between Europe and Basel is 501 km. The road distance is 491 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Basel without a car is to train which takes 6h 28m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 100.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Europe to Basel, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Basel is 491 km. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Europe to Basel.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Europe and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Basel Bad Bf via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, and Fulda Bahnhof in around 6h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hanau Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–242
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 241–242
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–140
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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