There are 8 ways to get from Melk to Basel by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
5h 23mCHF 85–256Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Amstetten Noe to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
12h 32mCHF 71–207Train
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
10h 29mCHF 92–298Bus
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 1921
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
13h 5mTrain, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 31mCHF 124–317Train, fly to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane VIE - ACH
- Take the train from Rorschach to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 17mCHF 321–647Train via Munich
- Take the train from Amstetten Noe to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train 968 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 60
10h 41mCHF 147–322Drive 662.3 km
- Drive from Melk to Baselcar 662.3 km
7h 24mCHF 106–152
Melk to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melk to Basel is to night train and train which costs SFr 70 - SFr 210 and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Melk to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct train from Melk to Basel. However, there are services departing from Melk and arriving at Basel SBB via St.Poelten Hbf and Sargans. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 29m.
The distance between Melk and Basel is 787 km. The road distance is 662.3 km.
The best way to get from Melk to Basel without a car is to train which takes 10h 29m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 300.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Melk to Basel, including transfers.
Melk to Basel train services, operated by Railjet, depart from St.Poelten Hbf station.
The best way to get from Melk to Basel is to train which takes 10h 29m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 13h 5m.
Melk to Basel train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Sargans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Melk to Basel is 662 km. It takes approximately 7h 24m to drive from Melk to Basel.
What companies run services between Melk, Lower Austria and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Melk to Basel SBB via St.Poelten Hbf and Sargans in around 10h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Melk to Basel, Bahnhof via St.Poelten Hbf, St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof, St. Pölten Einkaufszentrum Süd, Sankt Pölten, and Zürich Bus Station in around 13h 5m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 16–24
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 75–120
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amstetten Noe to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–105
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–105
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Amstetten Noe to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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