There are 9 ways to get from Weimar to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
6h 22mCHF 104–559Drive 573.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Weimar to Baselcar 573.4 km
5h 21mCHF 91–131Bus
- Take the bus from Weimar central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus N3205 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
9h 15mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
5h 37mCHF 174–553Train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 12N
7h 16mCHF 104–379Train #2
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Haltingen Bahnhoftrain Rb27 / ...
8h 34mCHF 115–336Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)plane LEJ - BSL
7h 38mCHF 152–417Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 50mCHF 152–544Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Weimar to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hbftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 24mCHF 183–493
Weimar to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Weimar to Basel is to drive which costs SFr 90 - SFr 130 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Weimar to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 21m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 130.
No, there is no direct bus from Weimar station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Weimar central train station and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Weimar to Basel. However, there are services departing from Weimar and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Erfurt Hbf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 22m.
The distance between Weimar and Basel is 603 km. The road distance is 573.4 km.
The best way to get from Weimar to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 22m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 600.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Weimar to Basel, including transfers.
Weimar to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Weimar central train station.
Weimar to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Erfurt Hbf station.
The best way to get from Weimar to Basel is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 22m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 15m.
What companies run services between Weimar, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Weimar to Basel Bad Bf via Erfurt Hbf and Frankfurt in around 6h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Weimar central train station to Basel, Bahnhof via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 9h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–440
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–440
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- 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 im Breisgau Train Station to Haltingen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Weimar to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Weimar central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Weimar to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Weimar to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Weimar to Basel is 573 km. It takes approximately 5h 21m to drive from Weimar to Basel.
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