There are 11 ways to get from Nuremberg to Basel by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain Ec
4h 57mCHF 70–95Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Nuremberg to Basel426.6 km
5h 17mCHF 22Bus via Freiburg im Breisgau
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Freiburgbus FlixBus N872 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N33 / ...
6h 40mCHF 23–37Drive 427.9 km
- Drive from Nuremberg to Baselcar 427.9 km
3h 59mCHF 67–97Fly Nuremberg Airport to Basel
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Basel (BSL)plane NUE - BSL
5h 19mCHF 75–237Bus
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
7h 29mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Waiblingentrain Re
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Baselbus Kyiv-Lyon / ...
8h 25mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
4h 14mCHF 111–298Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
4h 32mCHF 139–309Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 33mCHF 125–282Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 15mCHF 138–317
Nuremberg to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nuremberg to Basel is to rideshare which costs SFr 22 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Nuremberg to Basel is to drive which takes 3h 59m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 100.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Nürnberg and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 29m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Nuernberg Hbf and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The journey takes approximately 4h 57m.
The distance between Nuremberg and Basel is 454 km. The road distance is 427.9 km.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Basel without a car is to train which takes 4h 57m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 95.
The train from Nuernberg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf takes 4h 57m including transfers and departs four times a week.
Nuremberg to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nuremberg central bus station.
Nuremberg to Basel train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Nuernberg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Basel is to train which takes 4h 57m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 95. Alternatively, you can bus via Freiburg im Breisgau, which costs SFr 23 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 40m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 240 and takes 5h 19m.
What companies run services between Nuremberg, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
ÖBB EuroCity operates a train from Nuernberg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 70–95 and the journey takes 4h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB via Freiburg in around 6h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–230
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Waiblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 25–31
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Nürnberg to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Stuttgart to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Nuremberg to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Nuremberg to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Nuremberg to Basel train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nuremberg to Basel is 428 km. It takes approximately 3h 59m to drive from Nuremberg to Basel.
Book your Nuremberg to Basel train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Nuremberg to Basel bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1293+ hotels available in Basel.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Nuremberg and Basel. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.