There are 7 ways to get from Meppel to Basel by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Meppel to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
4h 59mCHF 92–240Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heerenveen to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 075
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Basel SBBbus N487 / ...
15h 48mCHF 68–109Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
8h 45mCHF 93–275Train, bus
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Flughafentrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus
12h 1mDrive 729.6 km
- Drive from Meppel to Baselcar 729.6 km
6h 22mCHF 117–168Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Meppel to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 33mCHF 137–314Train
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain Intercity
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBBtrain 43N
11h 18mCHF 93–360
Meppel to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Meppel to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 65 - SFr 110 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Meppel to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 59m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct train from Meppel to Basel. However, there are services departing from Meppel and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Zwolle, Arnhem Centraal and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 45m.
The distance between Meppel and Basel is 704 km. The road distance is 729.6 km.
The best way to get from Meppel to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 45m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 280.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Meppel to Basel, including transfers.
Meppel to Basel train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Zwolle station.
The best way to get from Meppel to Basel is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 45m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 110 and takes 15h 48m.
Meppel to Basel train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Arnhem Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Meppel to Basel is 730 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Meppel to Basel.
What companies run services between Meppel, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Meppel to Basel Bad Bf via Zwolle, Arnhem Centraal, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 8h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Meppel to Basel SBB via Heerenveen, Heerenveen, and Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 15h 48m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Meppel to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–75
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–170
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 95–140
- 1st Class
- CHF 200–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 23–35
- Comfort
- CHF 24–35
- Premium
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heerenveen to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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