There are 4 ways to get from Glarus to Basel by train, bus, or car
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 Glarus to Zürich HBtrain S25
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
2h 27mCHF 46–76Train via Zurich
cheapest- Take the train from Glarus to Zürich HBtrain S25
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
2h 44mCHF 28–57Train, bus
- Take the train from Glarus to Zürich HBtrain S25
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Basel SBBbus 207 / ...
3h 18mCHF 35–48Drive 152.7 km
- Drive from Glarus to Baselcar 152.7 km
1h 43mCHF 30–43
Glarus to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glarus to Basel is to drive which costs SFr 29 - SFr 45 and takes 1h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Glarus to Basel is to drive which takes 1h 43m and costs SFr 29 - SFr 45.
No, there is no direct train from Glarus to Basel. However, there are services departing from Glarus and arriving at Basel SBB via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 27m.
The distance between Glarus and Basel is 154 km. The road distance is 152.7 km.
The best way to get from Glarus to Basel without a car is to train which takes 2h 27m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 80.
It takes approximately 2h 27m to get from Glarus to Basel, including transfers.
Glarus to Basel train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Glarus station.
Glarus to Basel train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glarus to Basel is 153 km. It takes approximately 1h 43m to drive from Glarus to Basel.
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What companies run services between Glarus, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Glarus to Basel SBB via Zürich HB in around 2h 27m.
Train from Glarus to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Glarus to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Glarus to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–17
- Website
- Grand Bus
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