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How to get fromTrier to Baselby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Trier to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    5h 14m
    CHF 56–162

  2. Bus via Freiburg im Breisgau

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Trier central train station to Freiburgbus bus 011
    2. Take the bus from Freiburg to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N401 / ...
    6h 25m
    CHF 23–40

  3. Drive 314.8 km

    1. Drive from Trier to Baselcar car 314.8 km
    3h 32m
    CHF 52–75

  4. Bus to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Trier, Konstantin Basilika to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus bus
    2. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane LUX - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    4h 34m
    CHF 123–415

  5. Train via Strasbourg

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain train Re1
    2. Take the train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourgtrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    6h 8m
    CHF 51–100

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourgbus bus L31 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Luxembourg to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    7h 18m

  7. Bus to Luxembourg, fly to Basel

    1. Take the bus from Trier, Konstantin Basilika to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus bus
    2. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LUX - BSL
    6h 10m
    CHF 98–294

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    5h 31m
    CHF 140–401

Trier to Basel by train

Calendar75Weekly Trains
Duration5h 14mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 56Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 465.9 km
  • Duration: 5h 14m

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

You can take a train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trier central train station to Basel SBB via Freiburg in around 6h 25m.

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