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

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There are 7 ways to get from Trier to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

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    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
    5h 19m
    CHF 52–128

  2. Bus via Basel Euroairport FR

    1. Take the bus from Pallien, Bitburger Straße to Luxembourgbus bus L32
    2. Take the bus from Luxembourg Gare Centrale to Basel Euroairport FRbus bus FlixBus N837
    6h 51m

  3. Drive  314.8 km

    1. Drive from Trier to Baselcar car 314.8 km
    3h 32m
    CHF 53–76

  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 127–383

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Trier, Balduinsbrunnen/Hbf to Luxembourgbus bus L32 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Luxembourg to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    6h 54m

  6. 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 15m
    CHF 103–284

  7. 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 140–438

Trier to Basel by train

Calendar136Weekly Trains
Duration5h 19mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 52Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 343.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 19m

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

You can take a train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Sbb via Saarbruecken Hbf, Sarreguemines, and Strasbourg in around 5h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pallien, Bitburger Straße to Basel, Brausebad via Luxembourg, Luxembourg Gare Centrale, Basel Euroairport FR, and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft in around 6h 51m.

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