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How to get fromRatingen to Baselby train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Ratingen to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Mannheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    5h 10m
    CHF 54–181

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train Nj
    8h 14m
    CHF 31–111

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Bonn Hbfbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    8h 48m
    CHF 60–66

  4. Drive  529.8 km

    1. Drive from Ratingen to Baselcar car 529.8 km
    4h 26m
    CHF 90–129

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Ratingen Ost S to Köln Hbftrain train S6
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    5h 30m
    CHF 89–175

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DUS - BSL
    5h 19m
    CHF 90–217

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    4h 47m
    CHF 108–251

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    4h 5m
    CHF 135–360

  9. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 14m
    CHF 107–240

  10. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane DUS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    5h 8m
    CHF 122–253

Ratingen to Basel by train

Calendar187Weekly Trains
Duration5h 10mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 54Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 541.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 10m

What companies run services between Ratingen, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Ratingen Ost S to Basel Bad Bf via Düsseldorf Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ratingen Breslauer Straße to Basel, Bahnhof via Düsseldorf Hbf, Dusseldorf Central Bus Station, and Bonn Hbf in around 8h 48m.

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