There are 6 ways to get from Meiningen to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Karlsruhe
best- Take the train from Meiningen to Schweinfurt Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Schweinfurt Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
7h 47mCHF 280–398Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zella-Mehlis station to Kornwestheimbus N215
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
10h 34mCHF 53–69Train, night train
- Take the train from Meiningen to Ebenhausen(Unterfr)train Rb
- Take the train from Ebenhausen(Unterfr) to Gemuenden(Main)train Rb
- Take the train from Gemünden to Hanau Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the nighttrain from Hanau Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
9h 12mCHF 385–494Drive 480.9 km
- Drive from Meiningen to Baselcar 480.9 km
4h 17mCHF 93–134Train
- Take the train from Grimmenthal to Würzburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
7h 59mCHF 89–174Train, fly
- Take the train from Grimmenthal to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
6h 28mCHF 175–403
Meiningen to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Meiningen to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 70 and takes 10h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Meiningen to Basel is to drive which takes 4h 17m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct bus from Meiningen to Basel. However, there are services departing from Meiningen, Theater and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Zella-Mehlis station and Stuttgart. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Meiningen to Basel. However, there are services departing from Meiningen and arriving at Basel SBB via Schweinfurt Hbf, Wuerzburg Hbf, Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 47m.
The distance between Meiningen and Basel is 515 km. The road distance is 480.9 km.
The best way to get from Meiningen to Basel without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 7h 47m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 400.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Meiningen to Basel, including transfers.
Meiningen to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zella-Mehlis station.
Meiningen to Basel train services, operated by Preßnitztalbahn, depart from Meiningen station.
The best way to get from Meiningen to Basel is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 7h 47m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 70 and takes 10h 34m.
What companies run services between Meiningen, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Meiningen to Basel SBB via Schweinfurt Hbf, Wuerzburg Hbf, Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Meiningen, Theater to Basel, Bahnhof via Zella-Mehlis station, Kornwestheim, Kornwestheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Stuttgart in around 10h 34m.
- 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 75–410
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–460
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Meiningen to Schweinfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–250
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Meiningen to Ebenhausen(Unterfr)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–210
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Ebenhausen(Unterfr) to Gemuenden(Main)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–180
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schweinfurt Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gemünden to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Grimmenthal to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Grimmenthal to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 19–23
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 24–35
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 46
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hanau Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–87
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 85–87
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 50–65
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 25–30
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Hanau Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zella-Mehlis station to Kornwestheim
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–31
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Meiningen to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kornwestheim station.
Meiningen to Basel train services, operated by Preßnitztalbahn, arrive at Schweinfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Meiningen to Basel is 481 km. It takes approximately 4h 17m to drive from Meiningen to Basel.
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