There are 8 ways to get from Utrecht to Basel by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
4hCHF 72–254Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Maastrichttrain Intercity
- Take the bus from Maastricht to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N473
12h 18mCHF 50–107Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
6h 49mCHF 70–247Bus
- Take the bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
10h 27mNight train
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
9h 34mCHF 65–170Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 30mCHF 130–330Train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel SBBtrain Nightjet
9h 34mCHF 75–210Drive 659.4 km
- Drive from Utrecht to Baselcar 659.4 km
6h 56mCHF 109–158
Utrecht to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 110 and takes 12h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h and costs SFr 70 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct bus from Utrecht station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Centraal station and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Essen central train station and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 27m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Utrecht Centraal and arriving at Basel Sbb. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 34m.
The distance between Utrecht and Basel is 610 km. The road distance is 659.4 km.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Basel without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 6h 49m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Utrecht to Basel, including transfers.
Utrecht to Basel bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Utrecht Centraal station.
Utrecht to Basel train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Utrecht Centraal station.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Basel is to train via Mannheim which takes 6h 49m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 27m.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel SBB via Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Basel, Bahnhof via Essen Hbf, Essen central train station, and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 10h 27m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–11
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 39–43
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 39–43
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Maastricht to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Utrecht to Basel bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Utrecht to Basel train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Duesseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Utrecht to Basel is 659 km. It takes approximately 6h 56m to drive from Utrecht to Basel.
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