Cheapest€14.09
- SBB SB264206:2350m07:13Basel SBBFrutigen
Door to door 1h 34mCO2 3.4 kgChanges 0Refundable
Travelling from Basel to Thun costs €14.09 at the cheapest and takes 1h 31m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 103 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 103 km
- Fastest
- 1h 31m
- Average
- 1h 34m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €14.09
- CO2 per passenger
- 3.4 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 | 1h 34m | 50m | 44m | €17.39 | 3.4 kg | 5 |
- 1h 34mFastest, by Train
- €17.39Cheapest, by Train
- 3.4 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 103 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.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBBdirect | IC6 | 08:30 | 09:53 | 1h 47m |
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB1 changes | IC6 | 08:30 | 10:01 | 1h 43m |
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBBdirect | IC6 | 08:30 | 09:53 | 1h 46m |
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB1 changes | IC6 | 08:30 | 10:01 | 1h 42m |
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBBdirect | ICE 101 | 08:58 | 10:26 | 1h 52m |
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB1 changes | ICE 101 | 08:58 | 10:31 | 1h 46m |
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 Thun | 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 | €38.29 | €31.69 | €29.49 | €25.09 | €21.24 | €25.64 | €21.79 | €23.99 | €19.59 | €20.69 | €20.69 | €17.94 | €17.94 | €17.39 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €14.09
The train gets you into Thun. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to sleep in Thun
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When to book Basel to Thun
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €12.4490 days
- €11.8960 days
- €12.4445 days
- €14.0930 days
- €18.4921 days
- €17.3914 days
- €21.797 days
- €29.493 days
- €38.291 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.89.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 222 percent. The dearest point is €38.29, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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 60 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.
- €20.69Sun
- €17.94Mon
- €17.94Tue
- €18.49Wed
- €23.99Thu
- €19.59Fri
- €20.69Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €25.64Sept
- €16.84Oct
- €13.54Nov
- €14.09Dec
- €15.19Jan
- €13.54Feb
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 103 km against 90 km in a straight line, a detour of 14 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Zürich (Kreis 9), Zürich (Kreis 3), Biel/Bienne, Luzern. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Basel at 06:23 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
Thun
Rail
- Frutigen
- Thun Bahnhof
- Spiez Bahnhof
Coach
- Thun, Bahnhof
- Car Terminal Thun, Bahnhof
Ferry
- Thun (See)
- Oberhofen am Thunersee
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SBB | €14.09 | 1h 31m | 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 | €11.00 | 78% |
| Taxes | €1.10 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 14% |
| Total you pay | €14.09 | 100% |
We cannot promise Frutigen still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Left luggage near Frutigen
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 Thun
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 Thun?
The fastest journey from Basel to Thun takes 1h 31m door to door, of which 50m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 34m, 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 Thun?
The cheapest fare from Basel to Thun is €14.09, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €20.69. 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 Thun?
The cheapest way from Basel to Thun is by Train, at €17.39 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 1h 34m 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 Thun?
Fares from Basel to Thun bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €11.89. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 222 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 Thun?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Basel to Thun, at €17.94. 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 Thun?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Basel to Thun, at €13.54 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 Thun?
1 operators sell services from Basel to Thun across 1 modes: SBB. 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 Thun?
20 percent of the services we sell from Basel to Thun are direct. The rest connect at Zürich (Kreis 9), Zürich (Kreis 3), Biel/Bienne, Luzern, with about 57 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 Thun use?
Services from Basel to Thun by Train leave from Basel SBB and arrive at Frutigen. 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 Thun?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Basel to Thun 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 Thun on 9 September 2026: 103 km of route against 90 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €14.09, and 1h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Thun are the half people leave until last.
Things to do in Thun
Day trips that leave Thun in the morning and cover a good part of Switzerland by evening.
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Other ways to make this journey
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- 2Operators
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