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How to get fromZugspitze to Baselby car, bus, train, night train, or plane

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There are 7 ways to get from Zugspitze to Basel by car, bus, train, night train, or plane

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  1. Drive, bus

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    1. Drive from Zugspitze to Telfs Gh Martinacar car
    2. Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus 488
    7h 48m
    CHF 41–70

  2. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain train Rb6
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 42 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    8h 25m
    CHF 125–472

  3. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus bus 040 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train Ic3 / ...
    10h 15m
    CHF 78–150

  4. Drive 336 km

    1. Drive from Zugspitze to Baselcar car 336 km
    4h 12m
    CHF 55–80

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain train Rb6 / ...
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Basel SBBtrain train 60
    8h 44m
    CHF 134–417

  6. Train, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Riffelriß to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain train
    2. Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MUC - BSL
    5h 52m
    CHF 155–339

  7. Train, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MUC - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 11m
    CHF 175–411

Zugspitze to Basel by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration8h 25mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 125Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 442.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 48m

What companies run services between Zugspitze, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Riffelriß to Basel Bad Bf via Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Pasing, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 25m.

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