There are 10 ways to get from Jülich to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
5h 27mCHF 50–150Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 30mCHF 44–48Drive 465.6 km
- Drive from Jülich to Baselcar 465.6 km
5h 8mCHF 90–130Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
4h 24mCHF 144–390Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
5h 29mCHF 64–176Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43N
8h 26mCHF 84–166Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Dueren to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)plane DUS - BSL
7h 12mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Düren, Bf to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 11mCHF 105–251Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 38mCHF 140–309Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Dueren to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 40m
Jülich to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Jülich to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 44 - SFr 48 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Jülich to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 24m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 390.
No, there is no direct bus from Jülich to Basel. However, there are services departing from Jülich, Neues Rathaus and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Köln. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Jülich to Basel. However, there are services departing from Juelich and arriving at Basel SBB via Dueren and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 27m.
The distance between Jülich and Basel is 547 km. The road distance is 465.6 km.
The best way to get from Jülich to Basel without a car is to train which takes 5h 27m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 150.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Jülich to Basel, including transfers.
Jülich to Basel bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Jülich to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Jülich to Basel is to train which takes 5h 27m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 44 - SFr 48 and takes 8h 30m.
What companies run services between Jülich, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB hourly. Tickets cost CHF 70–150 and the journey takes 3h 54m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof once daily. Tickets cost CHF 44–48 and the journey takes 5h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Düren, Bf to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- 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 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 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)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Dueren to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dueren to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 44–48
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Jülich to Basel bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Basel, Bahnhof station.
Jülich to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jülich to Basel is 466 km. It takes approximately 5h 8m to drive from Jülich to Basel.
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