There are 6 ways to get from Munich to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from München Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 60
4h 49mCHF 85–210Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N191 / ...
6hCHF 23–40Bus, train
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
5h 23mCHF 53–190Drive 350 km
- Drive from Munich to Baselcar 350 km
4h 21mCHF 56–81Fly 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 10mCHF 129–365Fly to Basel
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
2h 52mCHF 120–284
Munich to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 23 - SFr 40 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 52m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 290.
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 512 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 85 - SFr 210.
The train from München Hbf to Basel Bad Bf takes 4h 49m including transfers and departs once daily.
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 train which takes 4h 49m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 23 - SFr 40 and takes 6h, you could also fly, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 290 and takes 2h 52m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from München Hbf to Basel Bad Bf once daily. Tickets cost CHF 85–210 and the journey takes 4h 49m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Basel SBB 3 times a day. Tickets cost CHF 23–40 and the journey takes 6h. GrandBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–480
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–480
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–480
- 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 85–210
- 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
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 16–25
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–21
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Munich central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB 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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