There are 8 ways to get from Zugspitze to Basel by car, train, bus, or plane
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Drive, train
best- Drive from Zugspitze to Telfs-Pfaffenhofencar
- Take the train from Oetztal to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
7h 19mCHF 48–108Bus
- Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Munich central bus stationbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 32mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to München Hbftrain Rb6
- Take the bus from Munich - Bus Station to Zürichbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
9h 28mCHF 99–148Drive 336 km
- Drive from Zugspitze to Baselcar 336 km
4h 12mCHF 53–76Train
- Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain Rb60 / ...
- Take the train from Pasing to Basel SBBtrain 60
8h 44mCHF 116–132Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Grainau, Riffelriß to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain
- Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
5h 50mCHF 143–295Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 10mCHF 163–299Drive to Innsbruck Airport, fly to Basel
- Drive from Zugspitze to Telfs Gh Martinacar
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Basel (BSL)plane INN - BSL
8h 16mCHF 145–272
Zugspitze to Basel by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zugspitze to Basel is to drive which costs SFr 50 - SFr 80 and takes 4h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Zugspitze to Basel is to drive which takes 4h 12m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 80.
No, there is no direct train from Zugspitze to Basel. However, there are services departing from Zugspitze, Bf Zugspitzplatt and arriving at Basel SBB via Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Pasing. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 44m.
The distance between Zugspitze and Basel is 393 km. The road distance is 336 km.
The best way to get from Zugspitze to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 8h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Zugspitze to Basel, including transfers.
Zugspitze to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station.
The best way to get from Zugspitze to Basel is to bus which takes 8h 32m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 140 and takes 8h 44m.
Zugspitze to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Pasing station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zugspitze to Basel is 336 km. It takes approximately 4h 12m to drive from Zugspitze to Basel.
What companies run services between Zugspitze, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Zugspitze to Basel, Bahnhof via Garmisch-Partenkirchen station and München, ZOB in around 8h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zugspitze, Bf Zugspitzplatt to Basel SBB via Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Pasing in around 8h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–480
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
Train from Oetztal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 30–50
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Oetztal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 8821 7970
- zugspitzbahn@zugspitze.de
- Website
- zugspitze.de
Train from Grainau, Riffelriß to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Schedules at
- zugspitze.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Munich - Bus Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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