There are 8 ways to get from Munich to Basel by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
2h 48mCHF 96–256Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Basel SBBbus 206 / ...
6hCHF 11–40Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 60
4h 49mCHF 35–110Bus, train
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Tgv / ...
5h 41mCHF 49–96Drive 350 km
- Drive from Munich to Baselcar 350 km
4h 21mCHF 57–82Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 12mCHF 111–230Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 60 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
4h 50mCHF 49–171Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus X06 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Basel SBBbus N474 / ...
5h 52mCHF 19–48
Munich to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 11 - SFr 40 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 48m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from München Hbf and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart once daily, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 4h 49m.
The distance between Munich and Basel is 369 km. The road distance is 350 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Basel without a car is to train which takes 4h 49m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 2h 48m to get from Munich to Basel, including transfers.
Munich to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 48m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 110 and takes 4h 49m, you could also bus via Zurich, which costs SFr 19 - SFr 50 and takes 5h 52m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa flies from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from München Hbf to Basel Bad Bf once daily. Tickets cost CHF 35–110 and the journey takes 4h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–80
- 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
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- +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
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–40
- 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
Bus from Munich central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Munich central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Munich to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Basel is 350 km. It takes approximately 4h 21m to drive from Munich to Basel.
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