Cheapest€46.54
- DB Fernverkehr DB800506:153h 4m09:19Basel SBBSiegen-Geisweid
Door to door 3h 48mCO2 14.1 kgChanges 0Refundable
Travelling from Basel to Siegen costs €46.54 at the cheapest and takes 3h 40m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 426 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 426 km
- Fastest
- 3h 40m
- Average
- 3h 55m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €46.54
- CO2 per passenger
- 14.1 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 48m | 3h 4m | 44m | €54.79 | 14.1 kg | 5 |
- 3h 48mFastest, by Train
- €54.79Cheapest, by Train
- 14.1 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 426 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this journey yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Basel to Siegen | Thu10 Sept | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €117.49 | €129.59 | €93.29 | €86.14 | €91.64 | €80.64 | €71.84 | €91.64 | €66.89 | €74.59 | €63.59 | €65.79 | €54.79 | €58.64 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €46.54
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Siegen is not something we sell.
Where to sleep in Siegen
Filter by neighbourhood and by price per night, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a taxi.
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When to book Basel to Siegen
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €47.6390 days
- €49.2860 days
- €60.2945 days
- €47.6430 days
- €52.5821 days
- €58.6414 days
- €71.847 days
- €93.293 days
- €117.491 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €47.63.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 147 percent. The dearest point is €117.49, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €64.69Sun
- €65.79Mon
- €54.79Tue
- €58.64Wed
- €91.64Thu
- €66.89Fri
- €74.59Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €80.64Sept
- €53.14Oct
- €42.69Nov
- €45.99Dec
- €52.59Jan
- €42.69Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 426 km against 370 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Mainz, Freiburg, Koblenz, Wiesbaden. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Basel at 06:15 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Basel
Rail
- Basel SBB
- Liestal
- Laufen
Coach
- Basel Meret Oppenheim
- Dornach Bahnhof
Air
- BSL
Ferry
- Basel Schifflände
- Basel St. Alban-Tal
Siegen
Rail
- Siegen-Geisweid
- Siegen Hauptbahnhof
- Wahlbach (Kr Siegen)
Coach
- Siegen ZOB
- Weidenau ZOB
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DB Fernverkehr | €46.54 | 3h 40m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €40.50 | 87% |
| Taxes | €4.05 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €46.54 | 100% |
We cannot promise Siegen-Geisweid still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Siegen?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Basel to Siegen
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Basel to Siegen?
The fastest journey from Basel to Siegen takes 3h 40m door to door, of which 3h 4m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 3h 55m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Basel to Siegen?
The cheapest fare from Basel to Siegen is €46.54, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €80.64. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Basel to Siegen?
The cheapest way from Basel to Siegen is by Train, at €54.79 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 3h 48m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Basel to Siegen?
Fares from Basel to Siegen bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €47.63. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 147 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Basel to Siegen?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Basel to Siegen, at €54.79. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Basel to Siegen?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Basel to Siegen, at €42.69 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Basel to Siegen?
1 operators sell services from Basel to Siegen across 1 modes: DB Fernverkehr. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Basel to Siegen?
20 percent of the services we sell from Basel to Siegen are direct. The rest connect at Mainz, Freiburg, Koblenz, Wiesbaden, with about 61 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Basel to Siegen use?
Services from Basel to Siegen by Train leave from Basel SBB and arrive at Siegen-Geisweid. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Basel to Siegen?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Basel to Siegen allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Basel to Siegen on 9 September 2026: 426 km of route against 370 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €46.54, and 3h 40m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Siegen is somebody else's catalogue.
Things to do in Siegen
Day trips that leave Siegen in the morning and cover a good part of Germany by evening.
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Other ways to make this journey
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