There are 10 ways to get from Venlo to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
5h 51mCHF 58–236Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain Sneltrein RE13 / ...
- Take the night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
9h 3mCHF 36–136Bus
- Take the bus from Venlo Station to Düsseldorf Airportbus N116
- Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 44mDrive 532.8 km
- Drive from Venlo to Baselcar 532.8 km
5h 22mCHF 87–125Train
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain Sneltrein RE13 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
6h 26mCHF 56–236Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
4h 35mCHF 148–404Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)plane DUS - BSL
6h 44mCHF 110–303Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 13mCHF 99–314Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 52mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Blerick 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
7h 4mCHF 159–403
Venlo to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venlo to Basel is to train and night train which costs SFr 35 - SFr 140 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Venlo to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 410.
No, there is no direct bus from Venlo station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Venlo Station and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via D-Flughafen Term. A/B/C and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Venlo to Basel. However, there are services departing from Venlo and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Düsseldorf Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 51m.
The distance between Venlo and Basel is 588 km. The road distance is 532.8 km.
The best way to get from Venlo to Basel without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 5h 51m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Venlo to Basel, including transfers.
Venlo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Venlo Station.
Venlo to Basel train services, operated by Eurobahn, depart from Venlo station.
The best way to get from Venlo to Basel is to train via Mannheim which takes 5h 51m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 44m.
What companies run services between Venlo, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Venlo to Basel Bad Bf via Düsseldorf Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venlo Station to Basel, Bahnhof via Düsseldorf Airport, D-Flughafen Term. A/B/C, D-Worringer Platz, and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 8h 44m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–500
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–13
- 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 28–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Blerick to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–100
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–70
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–40
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- 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 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Venlo Station to Düsseldorf Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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Venlo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf Airport station.
Venlo to Basel train services, operated by Eurobahn, arrive at Düsseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venlo to Basel is 533 km. It takes approximately 5h 22m to drive from Venlo to Basel.
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