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Strasbourg to Basel

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Strasbourg to Basel. From $22.03, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

One passenger pays $22.03, every fee included. Services cover 257 km and are run by 3 operators across 1 mode.

Checked October 7, 2026Priced for October 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at $22.03, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for October 28, 2026

$22.03

  • 119%Moves across the booking window

Departure times on this route

12Go lists the departures it sells between Strasbourg and Basel.

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about $48.12Thu8
  2. about $54.19Fri9
  3. about $39.02Sat10
  4. about $34.78Sun11
  5. about $31.14Mon12
  6. about $34.17Tue13
  7. about $26.28Wed14
  8. about $37.20Thu15
  9. about $34.78Fri16
  10. about $35.38Sat17
  11. about $28.71Sun18
  12. about $29.92Mon19
  13. about $25.07Tue20
  14. about $26.89Wed21
  15. about $29.92Thu22
  16. about $29.31Fri23
  17. about $29.31Sat24
  18. about $27.49Sun25
  19. about $22.63Mon26
  20. about $24.45Tue27
  21. about $22.03Wed28

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The bus gets you into Basel. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Basel for the night the bus gets in

Sort by distance from Basel SBB and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Strasbourg to Basel

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

  1. $22.0290 days
  2. $25.6660 days
  3. $23.8645 days
  4. $24.4530 days
  5. $22.0321 days
  6. $26.8914 days
  7. $26.287 days
  8. $39.023 days
  9. $48.121 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $22.02.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 119 percent. The most expensive point is $48.12, 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.
$48.12$22.02137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 90 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Strasbourg to Basel and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

257 km

115 km as the crow flies, 123% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.

Who lives at each end

274,845 → 177,595

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

FranceGermanySwitzerlandAustriaMunichMunichStuttgartStuttgartZurichZurichAugsburgAugsburgKarlsruheKarlsruheFreiburg im BreisgauFreiburg im BreisgauReimsReimsSaarbrückenSaarbrückenDijonDijonBesançonBesançonMetzMetzBernBernHeilbronnHeilbronnIngolstadtIngolstadtUlmUlmPforzheimPforzheimStrasbourgStrasbourgBaselBaselMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 257 km against 115 km in a straight line, a detour of 123 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Zürich, Karlsruhe. The gap between arriving and leaving is 65 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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.

The fare from BSL into Basel is set by whoever drives it.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Basel

Settled in advance, so the ride into Basel costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Who runs this route

The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Basel SBB

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

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Questions about Strasbourg 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 Strasbourg to Basel?

Strasbourg to Basel covers 257 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.

How much does it cost to travel from Strasbourg to Basel?

The cheapest fare from Strasbourg to Basel is $22.03, as of October 7, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is $38.11. 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 Strasbourg to Basel?

The cheapest way from Strasbourg to Basel is by bus, at $22.03 for one passenger on October 28, 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.

When should I book Strasbourg to Basel?

Fares from Strasbourg to Basel bottom out around 90 days before departure, at $22.02. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 119 percent, measured on October 7, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

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

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Strasbourg to Basel, at $25.07. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of October 7, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Strasbourg to Basel?

January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Strasbourg to Basel, at $22.02 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 Strasbourg to Basel?

3 operators sell services from Strasbourg to Basel across 1 mode: DB Fernverkehr, FlixBus, Lyria. 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 Strasbourg to Basel?

0 percent of the services we sell from Strasbourg to Basel are direct. The rest connect at Zürich, Karlsruhe, with about 65 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 Strasbourg to Basel use?

Services from Strasbourg to Basel by bus leave from Strasbourg Place de l Etoile 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 Strasbourg to Basel?

3 of the 3 operators we sell from Strasbourg to Basel allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs $5.51. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

Being on the water gives Basel a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Basel and across Switzerland

Day trips that leave Basel in the morning and cover a good part of Switzerland by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Strasbourg reaches 56 places in 14 countries on services we hold, over distances from 63 to 6,945 km. Basel reaches 53 places in 17 countries, from 53 to 2,229 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Strasbourg

  • 56Places you can leave for
  • 14Countries
  • 20Operators

Arriving in Basel

Leaving Basel

  • 53Places you can leave for
  • 17Countries
  • 29Operators

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