There are 10 ways to get from Papenburg to Basel by train, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 35
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 43
7h 59mCHF 57–184Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
7h 52mCHF 56–275Train, night train
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain 35
- Take the train from Rheine to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
11h 53mCHF 98–326Drive 751.5 km
- Drive from Papenburg to Baselcar 751.5 km
6h 13mCHF 122–176Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Basel (BSL)plane BRE - BSL
8h 9mCHF 168–341Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 58mCHF 128–375Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 53mCHF 107–293Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 11mCHF 96–299Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Rheine to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
8h 11mCHF 128–361Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 57mCHF 166–399
Papenburg to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Papenburg to Basel is to train which costs SFr 55 - SFr 190 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Papenburg to Basel is to drive which takes 6h 13m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct train from Papenburg to Basel. However, there are services departing from Papenburg, Bahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Münster Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 59m.
The distance between Papenburg and Basel is 775 km. The road distance is 751.5 km.
The best way to get from Papenburg to Basel without a car is to train which takes 7h 59m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Papenburg to Basel, including transfers.
Papenburg to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Papenburg, Bahnhof station.
Papenburg to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Münster Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Papenburg to Basel is 752 km. It takes approximately 6h 13m to drive from Papenburg to Basel.
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What companies run services between Papenburg, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Münster Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
Flights from Bremen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Rheine to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–110
- 1st Class
- CHF 140–240
Train from Rheine to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–35
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–80
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–14
- 1st Class
- CHF 16–26
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–90
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–245
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 242–245
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 130–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 2
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
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