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There are 7 ways to get from Heilbronn to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re45 / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    3h 11m
    CHF 36–168

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Mulhousebus bus N1315
    6h 4m
    CHF 29–50

  3. Bus via Stuttgart

    1. Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Kornwestheimbus bus FlixBus N184 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    5h 3m

  4. Drive 263.3 km

    1. Drive from Heilbronn to Baselcar car 263.3 km
    2h 40m
    CHF 43–62

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    4h 23m
    CHF 126–341

  6. Train via Basel SBB

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Harmonie to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatztrain train 85462 / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    4h 4m

  7. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane STR - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    4h 44m
    CHF 141–377

Heilbronn to Basel by train

Calendar137Weekly Trains
Duration3h 11mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 36Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 260.6 km
  • Duration: 3h 11m

What companies run services between Heilbronn, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heilbronn central train station to Basel, Bahnhof via Kornwestheim, Kornwestheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Stuttgart in around 5h 3m.

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