There are 6 ways to get from Pirmasens to Basel by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
3h 53mCHF 41–135Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Pirmasens central train station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 036
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N474 / ...
5hCHF 17–31Drive 226.9 km
- Drive from Pirmasens to Baselcar 226.9 km
2h 38mCHF 36–52Train, fly
- Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
4h 45mCHF 147–368Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Landau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Landau, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain Re6
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
5h 5mCHF 36–106Line 252 bus, train
- Take the bus from Dahn, Stadtmitte to Wissembourg, Bahnhofbus 252
- Take the train from Wissembourg to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
6h 6m
Pirmasens to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pirmasens to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 17 - SFr 35 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Pirmasens to Basel is to drive which takes 2h 38m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 55.
No, there is no direct bus from Pirmasens station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Pirmasens central train station and arriving at Basel SBB via Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Pirmasens to Basel. However, there are services departing from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Kaiserslautern, Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 53m.
The distance between Pirmasens and Basel is 348 km. The road distance is 226.9 km.
The best way to get from Pirmasens to Basel without a car is to train which takes 3h 53m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 3h 53m to get from Pirmasens to Basel, including transfers.
Pirmasens to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pirmasens central train station.
Pirmasens to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kaiserslautern, Hbf station.
The best way to get from Pirmasens to Basel is to train which takes 3h 53m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 17 - SFr 35 and takes 5h.
What companies run services between Pirmasens, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Kaiserslautern, Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pirmasens central train station to Basel SBB via Karlsruhe central train station in around 5h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–460
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–420
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Landau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Landau, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Wissembourg to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Pirmasens central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 6346 959530
- info@queichtal-nahverkehr.de
- Website
- queichtal-nahverkehr.de
Bus from Dahn, Stadtmitte to Wissembourg, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- queichtal-nahverkehr.de
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More Questions & Answers
Pirmasens to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Pirmasens to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pirmasens to Basel is 227 km. It takes approximately 2h 38m to drive from Pirmasens to Basel.
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