There are 6 ways to get from Offenbach am Main to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
3h 34mCHF 36–188Bus via Offenbach
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBBbus N474 / ...
6h 6mCHF 31–43Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
5hDrive 328.1 km
- Drive from Offenbach am Main to Baselcar 328.1 km
2h 54mCHF 51–74Fly to Basel
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
2h 41mCHF 120–244Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
3h 56mCHF 94–218
Offenbach am Main to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Offenbach am Main to Basel is to bus via Offenbach which costs SFr 30 - SFr 45 and takes 6h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Offenbach am Main to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 41m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct train from Offenbach am Main to Basel. However, there are services departing from Offenbach and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 34m.
The distance between Offenbach am Main and Basel is 337 km. The road distance is 328.1 km.
The best way to get from Offenbach am Main to Basel without a car is to train which takes 3h 34m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 3h 34m to get from Offenbach am Main to Basel, including transfers.
Offenbach am Main to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Offenbach am Main to Basel is to train which takes 3h 34m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h, you could also fly, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 250 and takes 2h 41m.
Offenbach am Main to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Offenbach am Main to Basel is 328 km. It takes approximately 2h 54m to drive from Offenbach am Main to Basel.
What companies run services between Offenbach am Main, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf hourly. Tickets cost CHF 30–75 and the journey takes 2h 41m. Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) also services this route twice a week. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof once daily, and the journey takes 3h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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