There are 10 ways to get from Monschau to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB20 / ...
6h 43mCHF 66–276Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Monschau, Altstadt to Aachen, BushofSb66
- Take the bus from Maastricht to Basel Euroairport FRN831
11h 26mCHF 50–97Drive 431.3 km
- Drive from Monschau to Basel431.3 km
4h 42mCHF 70–101Bus, train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Monschau, Altstadt to Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde
- Take the train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)FRA - BSL
5h 33mCHF 155–355Train
- Take the train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB43 / ...
6h 56mCHF 53–266Train #2
- Take the train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln-EhrenfeldRe
- Take the train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Basel SBBNightjet
9h 30mCHF 93–295Bus, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Monschau, Altstadt to Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde
- Take the train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7hCHF 113–274Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 48mCHF 110–267Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Eupen to Louvain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 16mCHF 113–269Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Eupen to Liège-Guillemins
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LUX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
8h 24mCHF 123–332
Monschau to Basel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monschau to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 100 and takes 11h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Monschau to Basel is to drive which takes 4h 42m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct bus from Monschau to Basel. However, there are services departing from Monschau, Altstadt and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Aachen, Elisenbrunnen, Maastricht and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 26m.
The distance between Monschau and Basel is 600 km. The road distance is 431.3 km.
The best way to get from Monschau to Basel without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 6h 43m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 280.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Monschau to Basel, including transfers.
Monschau to Basel bus services, operated by ASEAG, depart from Monschau, Altstadt station.
The best way to get from Monschau to Basel is to train via Mannheim which takes 6h 43m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 100 and takes 11h 26m.
Monschau to Basel bus services, operated by ASEAG, arrive at Aachen, Bushof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Monschau to Basel is 431 km. It takes approximately 4h 42m to drive from Monschau to Basel.
What companies run services between Monschau, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Monschau, Altstadt to Basel SBB via Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde, Aachen-Rothe Erde, Köln Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Monschau, Altstadt to Basel, Brausebad via Aachen, Bushof, Aachen, Elisenbrunnen, Maastricht, Station, Maastricht, Basel Euroairport FR, and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft in around 11h 26m.
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- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–480
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–480
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–180
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–120
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–85
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–110
- 1st Class
- CHF 140–240
Train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 75–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 160–270
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 19–28
- 1st Class
- CHF 30–45
Train from Eupen to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 10–16
- 1st Class
- CHF 16–24
Train from Eupen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 5–9
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–13
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 13–20
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–30
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0241 1688-3040
- Website
- aseag.de
Bus from Monschau, Altstadt to Aachen, Bushof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- aseag.de
Bus from Monschau, Altstadt to Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- aseag.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Maastricht to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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