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There are 12 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 125–336

  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 46–177

  3. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    8h 14m
    CHF 117–233

  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 96–114

  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 118–329

  7. Fly Frankfurt to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    3h 45m
    CHF 121–255

  8. Fly Hamburg Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HAM - BSL
    4h 12m
    CHF 56–277

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train Ice
    8h 34m
    CHF 250–403

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Berlin to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    11h 10m
    CHF 139–181

  11. Drive  842 km

    1. Drive from Berlin to Baselcar car 842 km
    7h 43m
    CHF 149–215

  12. Rideshare

    1. Take the rideshare from Berlin to Baselrideshare rideshare 840.1 km
    10h 5m
    CHF 57

Germany to Basel by train

Calendar108Weekly Trains
Duration8h 14mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 117Cheapest 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, you can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Basel Bad Bf via Berlin Hbf and Frankfurt in around 8h 14m.

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