There are 6 ways to get from Lorsch to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
3h 25mCHF 32–121Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N33 / ...
6h 21mCHF 22–37Night train
- Take the night train from Mannheim Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
5h 19mCHF 30–97Drive 274.9 km
- Drive from Lorsch to Baselcar 274.9 km
2h 20mCHF 44–63Train, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
3h 27mCHF 124–296Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 41mCHF 106–262
Lorsch to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorsch to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 22 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Lorsch to Basel is to drive which takes 2h 20m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
No, there is no direct train from Lorsch to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lorsch, Bahnhof and arriving at Basel SBB via Bürstadt, Bahnhof and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 25m.
The distance between Lorsch and Basel is 281 km. The road distance is 274.9 km.
The best way to get from Lorsch to Basel without a car is to train which takes 3h 25m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Lorsch to Basel, including transfers.
Lorsch to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Lorsch to Basel is to train which takes 3h 25m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 22 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 21m.
Lorsch to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lorsch to Basel is 275 km. It takes approximately 2h 20m to drive from Lorsch to Basel.
What companies run services between Lorsch, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB hourly. Tickets cost CHF 45–110 and the journey takes 2h 21m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Basel SBB every 4 hours. Tickets cost CHF 17–30 and the journey takes 4h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
- 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 95–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Mannheim Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–85
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 80–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 50–60
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 21–26
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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