There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam Centrum to Basel by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, or car
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
3h 54mCHF 73–246Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Baselbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 25mCHF 40–80Train via Paris
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
7h 26mCHF 196–403Train, night train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Eindhoventrain Intercity
- Take the night train from Eindhoven Centraal to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
12h 5mCHF 79–195Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 24mCHF 131–337Train 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 4mCHF 115–341Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Basel SBBtrain Nightjet
9h 49mCHF 75–190Drive 656.3 km
- Drive from Rotterdam Centrum to Baselcar 656.3 km
6h 56mCHF 109–157
Rotterdam Centrum to Basel by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam Centrum to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 80 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam Centrum to Basel is to train and fly which takes 3h 54m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rotterdam and arriving at Basel. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 25m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart once a week, and operate Sunday. The journey takes approximately 9h 49m.
The distance between Rotterdam Centrum and Basel is 619 km. The road distance is 656.3 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam Centrum to Basel without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 26m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 410.
It takes approximately 3h 54m to get from Rotterdam Centrum to Basel, including transfers.
Rotterdam Centrum to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rotterdam station.
Rotterdam Centrum to Basel train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam Centrum to Basel is to train via Paris which takes 7h 26m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 80 and takes 10h 25m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam Centrum, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Basel Sbb via Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 7h 26m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Rotterdam to Basel once daily. Tickets cost CHF 40–80 and the journey takes 10h 25m. FlixBus also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Eindhoven Centraal to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- 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 19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- 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 to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam Centrum to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Basel station.
Rotterdam Centrum to Basel train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam Centrum to Basel is 656 km. It takes approximately 6h 56m to drive from Rotterdam Centrum to Basel.
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