There are 6 ways to get from Stuttgart to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 60
2h 35mCHF 25–55Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
3h 5mDrive 230.1 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Baselcar 230.1 km
2h 38mCHF 36–52Fly Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
3h 50mCHF 119–248Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
2h 52mCHF 32–116Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
3h 25mCHF 129–319
Stuttgart to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Basel is to train which costs SFr 25 - SFr 55 and takes 2h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Basel is to train which takes 2h 35m and costs SFr 25 - SFr 55.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Stuttgart and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 5m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 35m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Basel is 276 km. The road distance is 230.1 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Basel without a car is to train which takes 2h 35m and costs SFr 25 - SFr 55.
The train from Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf takes 2h 35m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Stuttgart to Basel bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Stuttgart station.
Stuttgart to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Basel is to train which takes 2h 35m and costs SFr 25 - SFr 55. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3h 5m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 25–55 and the journey takes 2h 35m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhof once daily, and the journey takes 3h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- 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 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–24
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 27–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–90
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–85
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Stuttgart to Basel bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Basel, Bahnhof station.
Stuttgart to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Basel is 230 km. It takes approximately 2h 38m to drive from Stuttgart to Basel.
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