There are 7 ways to get from Haarlem to Basel by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
3h 54mCHF 74–237Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Basel SBBbus N836 / ...
12h 43mCHF 54–82Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
8h 12mCHF 82–379Drive 707.4 km
- Drive from Haarlem to Baselcar 707.4 km
7h 25mCHF 117–168Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 28mCHF 124–321Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBBtrain 43N
11h 3mCHF 60–229Train #2
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBBtrain Nightjet
11h 21mCHF 115–399
Haarlem to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Haarlem to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 85 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Haarlem to Basel is to fly which takes 3h 54m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct train from Haarlem to Basel. However, there are services departing from Haarlem and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Amsterdam Centraal, Düsseldorf Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 12m.
The distance between Haarlem and Basel is 591 km. The road distance is 707.4 km.
The best way to get from Haarlem to Basel without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 12m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 380.
It takes approximately 3h 54m to get from Haarlem to Basel, including transfers.
Haarlem to Basel train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Haarlem to Basel is to fly which takes 3h 54m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can train via Mannheim, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 380 and takes 8h 12m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 85 and takes 12h 43m.
Haarlem to Basel train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Duesseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Haarlem to Basel is 707 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Haarlem to Basel.
What companies run services between Haarlem, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet and KLM fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Haarlem to Basel Bad Bf via Amsterdam Centraal, Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 12m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–380
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–50
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–110
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–60
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–140
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–120
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–390
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 110–170
- 1st Class
- CHF 240–390
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–220
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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