There are 6 ways to get from Wetzlar to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain 34
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
4h 10mCHF 46–203Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain Re30
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBBbus N474 / ...
8h 1mCHF 37–61Drive 385 km
- Drive from Wetzlar to Baselcar 385 km
3h 18mCHF 60–87Train, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
3h 22mCHF 133–267Train via Gießen Bahnhof
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain Re30
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
5h 58mCHF 47–206Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 37mCHF 107–241
Wetzlar to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wetzlar to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 65 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Wetzlar to Basel is to drive which takes 3h 18m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 90.
No, there is no direct train from Wetzlar to Basel. However, there are services departing from Wetzlar Bahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 10m.
The distance between Wetzlar and Basel is 401 km. The road distance is 385 km.
The best way to get from Wetzlar to Basel without a car is to train which takes 4h 10m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Wetzlar to Basel, including transfers.
Wetzlar to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Wetzlar Bahnhof station.
Wetzlar to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wetzlar to Basel is 385 km. It takes approximately 3h 18m to drive from Wetzlar to Basel.
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What companies run services between Wetzlar, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt in around 4h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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