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There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Basel by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or rideshare

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  1. Fly Frankfurt to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    2h 32m
    CHF 115–342

  2. Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    4h 39m
    CHF 46–207

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    8h 22m
    CHF 133–294

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Dresden central stationbus bus 070 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dresden to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    15h 30m
    CHF 96–113

  5. Night train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Berlin Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train Nj
    11h 46m
    CHF 48–124

  6. Fly Munich International Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MUC - BSL
    2h 52m
    CHF 118–335

  7. Fly Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane STR - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    3h 49m
    CHF 135–324

  8. Fly Hamburg Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HAM - BSL
    4h 12m
    CHF 56–267

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Berlin to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    12h 33m
    CHF 128–167

  10. Drive  839.2 km

    1. Drive from Berlin to Baselcar car 839.2 km
    7h 48m
    CHF 140–202

  11. Rideshare

    1. Take the rideshare from Berlin to Baselrideshare rideshare 837.3 km
    10h 5m
    CHF 57

Germany to Basel by tram and train

Calendar80Weekly Services
Duration8h 22mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 133Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 303.1 km
  • Duration: 2h 32m

What companies run services between Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

Lufthansa and Air Dolomiti fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB every 3 hours. Tickets cost CHF 130–290 and the journey takes 7h 5m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route once daily.

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