Travel to Basel
Every way to reach Basel: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Basel is reachable from 207 places across 41 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 54 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 14m door to door. The nearest origin is 53 km away.
How people reach Basel
Every mode that actually calls at Basel, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 162 | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 382 km | 10 |
| Coach | 36 | €10.07 | 1h 39m | 669 km | 1 |
| Flight | 235 | €34.36 | 3h 59m | 5,915 km | 43 |
- 207Places you can arrive from
- 207Places you can leave for
- 41Countries
- 54Operators
The train gets you into Basel. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to sleep in Basel
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 81 | 19% | Biel/Bienne, 53 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 155 | 36% | Lugano, 202 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 126 | 29% | Maribor, 621 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 71 | 16% | Iaşi, 1505 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Basel that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100 | 26% |
| Italy | 81 | 21% |
| Switzerland | 42 | 11% |
| Spain | 29 | 7% |
| France | 21 | 5% |
| Greece | 14 | 4% |
| Türkiye | 13 | 3% |
| Croatia | 12 | 3% |
| Austria | 10 | 3% |
| Morocco | 10 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 2% |
| Portugal | 8 | 2% |
| Romania | 8 | 2% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 6 | 2% |
| Poland | 6 | 2% |
| Tunisia | 6 | 2% |
| Belgium | 4 | 1% |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1% |
| Serbia | 4 | 1% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Basel
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Basel
- Basel SBB
- Liestal
- Laufen
- Basel Meret Oppenheim
- Dornach Bahnhof
- BSL
- Basel Schifflände
- Basel St. Alban-Tal
BSL is not in Basel, and the road in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from BSL into Basel
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Basel
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freiburg im Breisgau to Basel bus | €10.07 | 1h 39m | 53 km |
| Zurich to Basel bus | €10.07 | 1h 59m | 76 km |
| Bern to Basel bus | €10.07 | 1h 54m | 69 km |
| Winterthur to Basel bus | €10.07 | 2h 9m | 87 km |
| Lausanne to Basel bus | €10.08 | 3h 1m | 136 km |
| Geneva to Basel bus | €11.18 | 3h 18m | 186 km |
| Freiburg im Breisgau to Basel train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 53 km |
| Bern to Basel train | €11.88 | 1h 22m | 69 km |
| Biel/Bienne to Basel train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 53 km |
| Zurich to Basel train | €11.89 | 1h 25m | 76 km |
| Winterthur to Basel train | €13.54 | 1h 30m | 87 km |
| Como to Basel bus | €14.48 | 4h 19m | 226 km |
| Villingen-Schwenningen to Basel train | €15.19 | 1h 36m | 89 km |
| Munich to Basel bus | €16.13 | 4h 50m | 305 km |
| Innsbruck to Basel bus | €17.78 | 5h 16m | 289 km |
| Trento to Basel bus | €18.88 | 5h 36m | 317 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Basel well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Basel
Most of the points near Basel SBB open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Popular journeys to Basel
Common questions about Travel to Basel
How can I get to Basel?
Basel is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 207 places, across 41 countries, on services run by 54 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Basel?
The cheapest way into Basel is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 207 origins we sell into Basel over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Basel?
The fastest journey into Basel is by Train, at 1h 14m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 53 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Basel have?
Basel has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Basel SBB, Liestal, Laufen. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Basel from within 200 km?
81 of the routes we sell into Basel start within 200 km. The nearest is Biel/Bienne, 53 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Basel in Switzerland?
Basel connects to 207 places on our network across 41 countries, the furthest of them 5,915 km away in a straight line. Switzerland routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Switzerland
The wider region
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Basel are the half people leave until last.
Things to do in Basel
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Basel, with free cancellation on most of it.
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