There are 7 ways to get from Trier to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
5h 36mCHF 56–137Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Trier central train station to Freiburgbus 011
- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Haltingen Bahnhoftrain Rb27 / ...
6h 37mCHF 32–52Drive 314.8 km
- Drive from Trier to Baselcar 314.8 km
3h 31mCHF 51–74Train to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LUX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 49mCHF 122–357Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re1
- Take the train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
6h 10mCHF 50–123Train to Luxembourg, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Basel (BSL)plane LUX - BSL
6h 25mCHF 69–211Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
5h 50mCHF 142–379
Trier to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trier to Basel is to bus and train which costs SFr 30 - SFr 55 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Trier to Basel is to drive which takes 3h 31m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 75.
No, there is no direct train from Trier to Basel. However, there are services departing from Trier, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Basel SBB via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 36m.
The distance between Trier and Basel is 471 km. The road distance is 314.8 km.
The best way to get from Trier to Basel without a car is to train which takes 5h 36m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Trier to Basel, including transfers.
Trier to Basel train services, operated by Süwex, depart from Trier, Hauptbahnhof station.
Trier to Basel train services, operated by Süwex, arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trier to Basel is 315 km. It takes approximately 3h 31m to drive from Trier to Basel.
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What companies run services between Trier, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Luxembourg to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–490
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Luxembourg to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Haltingen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 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 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–35
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trier central train station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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