There are 5 ways to get from Europe 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 Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12
6h 27mCHF 74–169Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Hanau Hauptbahnhoftrain Re50 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Hanau Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
8h 36mCHF 35–104Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBBbus
10h 50mCHF 56–75Drive 491 km
- Drive from Europe to Baselcar 491 km
4h 6mCHF 82–119Train, fly
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
5h 54mCHF 140–340
Europe to Basel by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Basel is to drive which takes 4h 6m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 120.
No, there is no direct train from Europe to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bebra Bahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Fulda Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 27m.
The distance between Europe and Basel is 502 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 27m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 170.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Europe to Basel, including transfers.
Europe to Basel train services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, depart from Bebra Bahnhof station.
Europe to Basel train services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, arrive at Fulda Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Basel is 491 km. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Europe to Basel.
There are 1328+ 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 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
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
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
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