There are 11 ways to get from Wels to Basel by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
5h 14mCHF 172–379Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Wels Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
10h 17mCHF 63–184Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train 968 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 60 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
9h 7mCHF 115–364Bus
- Take the bus from Wels to Munich central bus stationbus 951
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
9h 42mTrain to Salzburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Basel (BSL)plane SZG - BSL
7h 21mCHF 136–418Fly Linz Airport to Basel
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Basel (BSL)plane LNZ - BSL
7h 30mCHF 119–442Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 33mCHF 177–450Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
5h 55mCHF 98–286Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 8mCHF 138–337Train
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Hohenemstrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Altstätten SG to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
10h 18mCHF 152–356Drive 554.8 km
- Drive from Wels to Baselcar 554.8 km
6h 27mCHF 91–132
Wels to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wels to Basel is to night train and train which costs SFr 60 - SFr 190 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Wels to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 14m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 380.
No, there is no direct bus from Wels to Basel. However, there are services departing from Wels and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via München, ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Wels to Basel. However, there are services departing from Wels Hbf and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via München Hbf and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 7m.
The distance between Wels and Basel is 610 km. The road distance is 554.8 km.
The best way to get from Wels to Basel without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 9h 7m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 370.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Wels to Basel, including transfers.
Wels to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Wels station.
Wels to Basel train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Wels Hbf station.
The best way to get from Wels to Basel is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 9h 7m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 42m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 450 and takes 7h 30m.
What companies run services between Wels, Austria and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Wels Hbf to Basel Bad Bf via Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, München Hbf, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wels to Basel, Bahnhof via München, ZOB in around 9h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–600
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
Flights from Linz Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–470
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Basel via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–320
Flights from Linz Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
Flights from Linz Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wels Hbf to Hohenems
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
Train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wels Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–100
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–40
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–85
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 15–19
- 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 30–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Altstätten SG to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Wels Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 18–27
Train from Wels Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Wels to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from München, ZOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Wels to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Wels to Basel train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wels to Basel is 555 km. It takes approximately 6h 27m to drive from Wels to Basel.
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