There are 8 ways to get from Rhine to Basel by train, plane, subway, bus, or car
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Schiedam Centrum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
5h 1mCHF 84–259Bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airportbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 51mCHF 48–71Subway, train
- Take the subway from Hoek van Holland, Hoek van Holland Strand to Rotterdam, Alexandersubway B
- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
9hCHF 86–379Drive 688.5 km
- Drive from Rhine to Baselcar 688.5 km
7h 18mCHF 114–165Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Schiedam Centrum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 35mCHF 134–323Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 54mCHF 117–341Train
- Take the train from Schiedam Centrum to Eindhoventrain Intercity
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Basel SBBtrain 43N
12h 43mCHF 80–358Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Basel SBBbus 007 / ...
15h 5mCHF 60–86
Rhine to Basel by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rhine to Basel is to bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Rhine to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 1m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct bus from Rhine to Basel. However, there are services departing from Hoek van Holland, Duinweg and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Rotterdam and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Rhine to Basel. However, there are services departing from Hoek van Holland, Hoek van Holland Strand and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Rotterdam Alexander, Utrecht Centraal, Düsseldorf Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h.
The distance between Rhine and Basel is 652 km. The road distance is 688.5 km.
The best way to get from Rhine to Basel without a car is to subway and train which takes 9h and costs SFr 85 - SFr 380.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Rhine to Basel, including transfers.
Rhine to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rotterdam station.
Rhine to Basel train services, operated by RET, depart from Hoek van Holland, Hoek van Holland Strand station.
The best way to get from Rhine to Basel is to bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport which takes 11h 51m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 360 and takes 12h 43m.
What companies run services between Rhine, South Holland, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?
BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Rotterdam to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 40–60 and the journey takes 9h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Hoek van Holland, Hoek van Holland Strand to Basel SBB via Schiedam, Schiedam Centrum, Schiedam Centrum, and Eindhoven in around 12h 43m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–380
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiedam Centrum to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–90
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–60
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–140
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–130
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 14–22
- 1st Class
- CHF 26–45
Train from Schiedam Centrum to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–330
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 90–140
- 1st Class
- CHF 190–330
- Phone
- +31 900 5006010
- klantenservice@ret.nl
- Website
- ret.nl
Subway from Hoek van Holland, Hoek van Holland Strand to Rotterdam, Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- RET
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eindhoven to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 45–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- 1st Class
- CHF 13–20
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 30–45
- Comfort
- CHF 30–50
- Premium
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–14
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- CHF 12–14
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Eindhoven to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Rhine to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport station.
Rhine to Basel train services, operated by RET, arrive at Rotterdam, Alexander station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rhine to Basel is 689 km. It takes approximately 7h 18m to drive from Rhine to Basel.
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