Augsburg to Basel

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Augsburg to Basel. From €33.89, fastest 2h 51m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Augsburg to Basel costs €33.89 at the cheapest and takes 2h 51m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 303 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
303 km
Fastest
2h 51m
Average
2h 59m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€33.89
CO2 per passenger
10.0 kg
Door to door

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 September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train2h 56m2h 12m44m€39.3910.0 kg5
  • 2h 56mFastest, by Train
  • €39.39Cheapest, by Train
  • 10.0 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 303 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€33.89
  1. DB Fernverkehr DB423806:152h 12m08:27Augsburg HbfBasel SBB

Door to door 2h 56mCO2 10.0 kgChanges 0Refundable

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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled 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 traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Augsburg to Basel
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Augsburg to BaselThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Train€83.94€82.84€70.19€59.74€61.94€58.09€52.59€63.59€48.19€56.44€45.99€43.79€39.39€40.49

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €33.89

Basel sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Basel

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Booking window

When to book Augsburg to Basel

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €35.5490 days
  2. €34.9860 days
  3. €38.2945 days
  4. €34.4430 days
  5. €39.3921 days
  6. €40.4914 days
  7. €52.597 days
  8. €70.193 days
  9. €83.941 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €34.44.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 144 percent. The most expensive point is €83.94, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€83.94€34.441371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €45.99Sun
  2. €43.79Mon
  3. €39.39Tue
  4. €40.49Wed
  5. €63.59Thu
  6. €48.19Fri
  7. €56.44Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €58.09Sep
  2. €40.49Oct
  3. €30.59Nov
  4. €33.34Dec
  5. €37.74Jan
  6. €32.23Feb

The route

AugsburgAugsburgBaselBasel
The journey

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 303 km against 264 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 Ulm, Neu-Ulm, Ravensburg, Villingen-Schwenningen. 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. 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 Augsburg 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.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Augsburg

Rail
  • Augsburg Hbf
  • Augsburg-Hochzoll
  • Augsburg-Oberhausen
Bus
  • Mering Bahnhof
  • Fernbushaltestelle

Basel

Rail
  • Basel SBB
  • Liestal
  • Laufen
Bus
  • Basel Meret Oppenheim
  • Dornach Bahnhof
Air
  • BSL
Ferry
  • Basel Schifflände
  • Basel St. Alban-Tal

BSL is not in Basel, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

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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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
DB Fernverkehr€33.892h 51m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • DB Fernverkehr
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€29.0086%
Taxes€2.909%
Our service fee€1.996%
Total you pay€33.89100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Basel well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Basel

Most of the points near Basel SBB open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Augsburg to Basel

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Augsburg to Basel?

The fastest journey from Augsburg to Basel takes 2h 51m door to door, of which 2h 12m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 59m, 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 Augsburg to Basel?

The cheapest fare from Augsburg to Basel is €33.89, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €58.09. 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 Augsburg to Basel?

The cheapest way from Augsburg to Basel is by Train, at €39.39 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 2h 56m 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 Augsburg to Basel?

Fares from Augsburg to Basel bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €34.44. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 144 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Augsburg to Basel?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Augsburg to Basel, at €39.39. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Augsburg to Basel?

November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Augsburg to Basel, at €30.59 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 service from Augsburg to Basel?

1 operators sell services from Augsburg to Basel 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 Augsburg to Basel?

20 percent of the services we sell from Augsburg to Basel are direct. The rest connect at Ulm, Neu-Ulm, Ravensburg, Villingen-Schwenningen, 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 Augsburg to Basel use?

Services from Augsburg to Basel by Train leave from Augsburg Hbf and arrive at Basel SBB. 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 Augsburg to Basel?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Augsburg to Basel 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 modeled 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 Augsburg to Basel on September 9, 2026: 303 km of route against 264 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €33.89, and 2h 51m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Basel are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

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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