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

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There are 11 ways to get from Rostock to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train via Kassel

    best
    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train 25 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 25 / ...
    3. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain train 20 / ...
    9h 45m
    CHF 161–412

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzenbektrain train Re1
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train Nj
    14h 9m
    CHF 75–243

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Freiburgbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Freiburg to Basel SBBbus bus
    17h
    CHF 79–124

  4. Drive  913.9 km

    1. Drive from Rostock to Baselcar car 913.9 km
    8h 32m
    CHF 152–220

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train 25 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    10h 37m
    CHF 181–442

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rostock to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    12h 5m
    CHF 115–147

  7. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HAM - BSL
    6h 6m
    CHF 86–390

  8. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    6h 23m
    CHF 83–287

  9. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAM - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 20m
    CHF 140–379

  10. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BER - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 37m
    CHF 117–306

  11. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane HAM - STR
    3. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    8h 12m
    CHF 140–537

Rostock to Basel by train

Calendar73Weekly Trains
Duration9h 45mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 161Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,048.1 km
  • Duration: 9h 45m

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

You can take a train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Hamburg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 9h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rostock central bus station to Basel SBB via Hamburg central bus station and Freiburg in around 17h.

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