Cheapest€19.04
- Deutsche Bahn DB223306:401h 19m07:59Basel SBBFriedrichshafen Stadt
Door to door 2h 3mCO2 5.4 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Basel to Friedrichshafen costs €19.04 at the cheapest and takes 1h 55m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 164 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 164 km
- Fastest
- 1h 55m
- Average
- 2h
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €19.04
- CO2 per passenger
- 5.4 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 September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 1m | 1h 17m | 44m | €22.89 | 5.4 kg | 6 |
- 2h 1mFastest, by Train
- €22.89Cheapest, by Train
- 5.4 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 164 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€20.69
- DB DB521006:131h 17m07:30Basel SBBFriedrichshafen Stadt
Door to door 2h 1mCO2 5.4 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.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNCF VOYAGEURS1 changes | TGV Lyria 9203 | 08:33 | 12:05 | 3h 57m |
| SNCF VOYAGEURS2 changes | TGV Lyria 9203 | 08:33 | 11:52 | 3h 45m |
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB2 changes | EC 151 | 09:07 | 12:08 | 3h 27m |
| SBB2 changes | ECM | 09:07 | 12:13 | 3h 30m |
| TRENITALIA2 changes | EC 151 | 09:07 | 12:08 | 3h 25m |
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB2 changes | IC3 | 09:33 | 12:52 | 3h 49m |
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 Basel to Friedrichshafen | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €43.79 | €39.39 | €30.04 | €37.74 | €37.19 | €38.29 | €28.39 | €26.74 | €22.89 | €25.09 | €23.44 | €30.04 | €28.94 | €26.19 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €19.04
The trip ends at Friedrichshafen Stadt. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Where to stay in Friedrichshafen
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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When to book Basel to Friedrichshafen
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €23.9990 days
- €17.9460 days
- €17.9445 days
- €17.9430 days
- €22.8921 days
- €26.1914 days
- €28.397 days
- €30.043 days
- €43.791 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €17.94.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 144 percent. The most expensive point is €43.79, 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 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.
- €26.74Sun
- €22.89Mon
- €25.09Tue
- €23.99Wed
- €30.04Thu
- €28.94Fri
- €26.19Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €30.04Sep
- €20.69Oct
- €18.49Nov
- €22.34Dec
- €17.39Jan
- €16.84Feb
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
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 164 km against 143 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 Singen, Winterthur, Zürich (Kreis 11), Konstanz. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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 06:13 and the last at 07:30, across 6 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
Bus
- Basel Meret Oppenheim
- Dornach Bahnhof
Air
- BSL
Ferry
- Basel Schifflände
- Basel St. Alban-Tal
Friedrichshafen
Rail
- Friedrichshafen Stadt
- Friedrichshafen-Manzell
- Friedrichshafen-Kluftern
Bus
- Friedrichshafen Stadtbahnhof
- ZOB Hafenbahnhof
Air
- FDH
Ferry
- Friedrichshafen 1
- Friedrichshafen 2
FDH is not in Friedrichshafen, 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 car waiting when you land in Friedrichshafen
Settled in advance, so the ride into Friedrichshafen costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
 DB | €20.69 | 1h 55m |
| Deutsche Bahn | €19.04 | 1h 56m |
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 | €15.50 | 81% |
| Taxes | €1.55 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 10% |
| Total you pay | €19.04 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Friedrichshafen well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Friedrichshafen
Most of the points near Friedrichshafen Stadt open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Basel to Friedrichshafen
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 Basel to Friedrichshafen?
The fastest journey from Basel to Friedrichshafen takes 1h 55m door to door, of which 1h 17m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h, 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 Friedrichshafen?
The cheapest fare from Basel to Friedrichshafen is €19.04, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €29.49. 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 Friedrichshafen?
The cheapest way from Basel to Friedrichshafen is by Train, at €22.89 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 2h 1m 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 Friedrichshafen?
Fares from Basel to Friedrichshafen bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €17.94. 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 Basel to Friedrichshafen?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Basel to Friedrichshafen, at €22.89. 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 Basel to Friedrichshafen?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Basel to Friedrichshafen, at €16.84 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 Basel to Friedrichshafen?
2 operators sell services from Basel to Friedrichshafen across 1 modes: DB, Deutsche Bahn. 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 Friedrichshafen?
33 percent of the services we sell from Basel to Friedrichshafen are direct. The rest connect at Singen, Winterthur, Zürich (Kreis 11), Konstanz, with about 52 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 Friedrichshafen use?
Services from Basel to Friedrichshafen by Train leave from Basel SBB and arrive at Friedrichshafen Stadt. 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 Friedrichshafen?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Basel to Friedrichshafen 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 Basel to Friedrichshafen on September 12, 2026: 164 km of route against 143 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €19.04, and 1h 55m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Friedrichshafen a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Things to do in Friedrichshafen
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Friedrichshafen, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Other ways to make this journey
Arriving in Friedrichshafen
Antalya to FriedrichshafenLondon to FriedrichshafenWinterthur to FriedrichshafenKonstanz to FriedrichshafenSingen to FriedrichshafenHeraklion to FriedrichshafenUlm to FriedrichshafenVillingen-Schwenningen to FriedrichshafenFrankfurt am Main to FriedrichshafenNeu-Ulm to FriedrichshafenLoerrach to FriedrichshafenAlbstadt to Friedrichshafen
Leaving Friedrichshafen
- 46Places you can leave for
- 12Countries
- 20Operators
Friedrichshafen to AntalyaFriedrichshafen to LondonFriedrichshafen to WinterthurFriedrichshafen to KonstanzFriedrichshafen to SingenFriedrichshafen to HeraklionFriedrichshafen to UlmFriedrichshafen to Villingen-SchwenningenFriedrichshafen to Frankfurt am MainFriedrichshafen to Neu-UlmFriedrichshafen to LoerrachFriedrichshafen to Albstadt
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