There are 10 ways to get from Melk to Basel by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Vienna International Airport, 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 78–235Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Zurich Bus Stationbus 1921
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Basel SBBbus N474 / ...
12h 46mCHF 60–93Train
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
10h 29mCHF 92–196Night train, train
- Take the night train from Amstetten Noe to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
12h 32mCHF 76–299Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- 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 37mCHF 117–279Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Amstetten Noe to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
7h 23mCHF 148–340Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train
- 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 18mCHF 271–516Train 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 77–214Drive 662.2 km
- Drive from Melk to Baselcar 662.2 km
7h 24mCHF 104–150Drive, car train
- Drive from Melk to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Baselcar
7h 10mCHF 171–224
Melk to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melk to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 95 and takes 12h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Melk to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 240.
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 662.2 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 200.
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 200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 95 and takes 12h 46m.
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 SBB via St.Poelten Hbf, St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof, St. Pölten Einkaufszentrum Süd, Sankt Pölten, and Zurich Bus Station in around 12h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- 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 210–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
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
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 39–41
- 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 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- 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 50–245
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 235–245
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 130–160
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 50–65
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Amstetten Noe to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Amstetten Noe to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–95
- 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 35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–100
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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