There are 11 ways to get from Soest to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Kassel
best- Take the train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
6h 37mCHF 60–103Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Basel SBBbus N122
10h 44mCHF 52–98Train, night train
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
9h 57mCHF 65–286Drive 541.3 km
- Drive from Soest to Baselcar 541.3 km
5h 9mCHF 88–127Train
- Take the train from Soest to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43
6h 51mCHF 76–175Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Soest to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 29mCHF 104–278Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
5h 47mCHF 163–368Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 6mCHF 143–342Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Unna to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 17mCHF 111–273Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Soest to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
6h 56mCHF 123–335Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 42mCHF 148–349
Soest to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Soest to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 100 and takes 10h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Soest to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 9m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 130.
No, there is no direct train from Soest to Basel. However, there are services departing from Soest and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 37m.
The distance between Soest and Basel is 675 km. The road distance is 541.3 km.
The best way to get from Soest to Basel without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 6h 37m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Soest to Basel, including transfers.
Soest to Basel train services, operated by National Express, depart from Soest station.
The best way to get from Soest to Basel is to train via Kassel which takes 6h 37m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 100 and takes 10h 44m.
Soest to Basel train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Soest to Basel is 541 km. It takes approximately 5h 9m to drive from Soest to Basel.
What companies run services between Soest, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Soest to Basel Bad Bf via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 6h 37m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Basel SBB 5 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 40–60 and the journey takes 9h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–210
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–210
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Soest to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Soest to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Unna to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Soest to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Soest to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–110
- 1st Class
- CHF 140–240
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–120
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–244
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 241–244
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Soest to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- 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
- +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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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