There are 6 ways to get from Metzingen to Basel by train, bus, 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 Metzingen Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain Re6
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
3h 47mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof to Freiburgbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Basel SBBbus N401 / ...
6h 6mCHF 19–38Drive 209 km
- Drive from Metzingen to Baselcar 209 km
2h 49mCHF 34–49Fly, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 38mCHF 119–258Train
- Take the train from Esslingen to Basel SBBtrain 60
4h 33mCHF 49–55Train via Villingen-Schwenningen
- Take the train from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof to Balingen Bahnhof/Busbftrain Re6
- Take the train from Villingen to Basel Bad Bftrain S6
8h 11mCHF 35–45
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Metzingen to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 18 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Metzingen to Basel is to drive which takes 2h 49m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 50.
No, there is no direct train from Metzingen to Basel. However, there are services departing from Metzingen Bahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Stuttgart Hbf and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 47m.
The distance between Metzingen and Basel is 318 km. The road distance is 209 km.
The best way to get from Metzingen to Basel without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 3h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Metzingen to Basel, including transfers.
Metzingen to Basel train services, operated by Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG), depart from Metzingen Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Metzingen to Basel is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 3h 47m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 18 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 6m.
Metzingen to Basel train services, operated by Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Metzingen to Basel is 209 km. It takes approximately 2h 49m to drive from Metzingen to Basel.
What companies run services between Metzingen, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Metzingen Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Hauptbahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf, Karlsruhe Hbf, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Metzingen Bahnhof to Basel SBB via Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof, Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof, and Freiburg in around 6h 6m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Metzingen Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Train from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof to Balingen Bahnhof/Busbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Esslingen to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 49–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof to Balingen Bahnhof/Busbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–9
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Villingen to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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