There are 12 ways to get from Heerlen to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain Nightjet
7h 40mCHF 72–409Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Maastricht to Basel Euroairport FRbus FlixBus N831
10h 4mCHF 40–75Train, night train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
9h 1mCHF 44–164Drive 491.1 km
- Drive from Heerlen to Baselcar 491.1 km
5h 13mCHF 79–115Train, night train via Cologne
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the night train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
9h 31mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
5h 13mCHF 155–398Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 3mCHF 126–325Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Flughafen Terminaltrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 13mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 28mCHF 138–334Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LUX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 7mCHF 141–410Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 9mCHF 105–314Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
6h 24mCHF 90–287
Heerlen to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heerlen to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Heerlen to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 13m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 120.
No, there is no direct bus from Heerlen station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Heerlen, Station Heerlen and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Gulpen, Busstation, Maastricht and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Heerlen to Basel. However, there are services departing from Heerlen and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Aachen Hbf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 40m.
The distance between Heerlen and Basel is 600 km. The road distance is 491.1 km.
The best way to get from Heerlen to Basel without a car is to train which takes 7h 40m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 410.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Heerlen to Basel, including transfers.
Heerlen to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Maastricht station.
Heerlen to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Heerlen to Basel is to train which takes 7h 40m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 4m.
What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Heerlen to Basel Bad Bf via Aachen Hbf and Frankfurt in around 7h 40m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Maastricht to Basel Euroairport FR twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 30–60 and the journey takes 7h 41m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–480
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–480
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Flughafen Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–95
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 55–70
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–40
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–13
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–22
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 19–22
Train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–27
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–27
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Maastricht to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Heerlen to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel Euroairport FR station.
Heerlen to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heerlen to Basel is 491 km. It takes approximately 5h 13m to drive from Heerlen to Basel.
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