How to Travel from
Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia
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Basel, Switzerland → North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Cheapest and Fastest Ways to Travel from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia
Composite routes from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia
Cheapest
4 h 45 min
Car
540 km.
from $29
Fastest
1 h 12 min
Plane
Route Navigator Basel - North Rhine-Westphalia
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Continue onto Klingental
Klingental, 27 м
27 м
Turn right onto Kasernenstrasse
Kasernenstrasse, 104 м
104 м
Turn left onto Klybeckstrasse
Klybeckstrasse, 150 м
150 м
Turn right onto Sperrstrasse
Sperrstrasse, 1 km 514 м
1 km 514 м
Turn left onto Riehenring
Riehenring, 1 km 830 м
1 km 830 м
At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Riehenring
Riehenring, 241 м
241 м
Continue and drive toward Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, 2 km 105 м
2 km 105 м
Keep left onto A 5
232 km 362 м
232 km 362 м
Keep right and take B 535 toward Schwetzingen, Heidelberg, Leimen
Schwetzingen, Heidelberg, Leimen, B 535, 318 м
318 м
Keep left onto A 5 and take B 535 toward Schwetzingen
Schwetzingen, B 535, 350 м
350 м
Keep left onto A 5 and take A 5 toward Frankfurt, Darmstadt
Frankfurt, Darmstadt, A 5, 5 km 563 м
5 km 563 м
Keep right and take A 656 toward Mannheim, Heidelberg
Mannheim, Heidelberg, A 656, 240 м
240 м
Keep left and drive toward Mannheim
Mannheim, 1 km 508 м
1 km 508 м
Keep left and take A 5 toward Frankfurt a.M., Darmstadt
Frankfurt a.M., Darmstadt, A 5, 14 km 319 м
14 km 319 м
Keep right and drive toward Mannheim, Viernheim, Weinheim
Mannheim, Viernheim, Weinheim, 193 м
193 м
Keep left and take A 5 toward Mannheim, Viernheim
Mannheim, Viernheim, A 5, 378 м
378 м
Keep left onto A 5 and take A 5 toward Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Köln
Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Köln, A 5, 36 km 490 м
36 km 490 м
Keep right onto A 5 and take A 5 toward Hannover, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Darmstadt
Hannover, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, A 5, 72 km 530 м
72 km 530 м
Keep right and take A 45 toward Dortmund, Wetzlar, Marburg, Gießen
Dortmund, Wetzlar, Marburg, Gießen, A 45, 162 km 708 м
162 km 708 м
Keep right and take A 1 toward Köln, Bremen, Dortmund
Köln, Bremen, Dortmund, A 1, 152 м
152 м
Keep right and take A 1 toward Bremen, Dortmund
Bremen, Dortmund, A 1, 4 km 746 м
4 km 746 м
Keep right and take B 236 toward Schwerte
Schwerte, B 236, 321 м
321 м
Keep right and take B 236 toward Dortmund
Dortmund, B 236, 2 km 888 м
2 km 888 м
Turn sharp right onto Tiefe Mark
Tiefe Mark, 39 м
39 м
Turn left onto Kleine Berghofer Straße
Kleine Berghofer Straße, 54 м
54 м
Turn right onto Kleine Schwerter Straße
Kleine Schwerter Straße, 1 km 24 м
1 km 24 м
Turn right onto Colonatenweg
Colonatenweg, 153 м
153 м
Turn right onto Gurlittstraße
Gurlittstraße, 103 м
103 м
Arrive at destination
Transport providers
Bus operators
FlixBus
Phone:
+49 30 300 137 300
Email:
service@flixbus.com
Website:
flixbus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Karlsruhe
Ave. Duration:
2h 40m
Frequency:
5 times a day
Estimated price:
$20.36–$29.26
BlaBlaCar Bus
Phone:
+33 18 57 62 228
Website:
blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Karlsruhe
Ave. Duration:
4h
Frequency:
6 times a week
Estimated price:
$20.36–$30.53
Arjani Travel
Phone:
+355 68 20 63 724
Email:
info@arjanitravel.com
Website:
arjanitravel.com/
Bus from Karlsruhe to Cologne
Ave. Duration:
4h 15m
Frequency:
Twice a week
Airlines
KLM
Website:
klm.com
Plane from Basel to Düsseldorf
Ave. Duration:
4h 32m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$432.57–$1,145.03
Plane from Basel to Amsterdam
Ave. Duration:
1h 33m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$954.19
Air France
Website:
airfrance.com
Plane from Basel to Düsseldorf
Ave. Duration:
4h 7m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$229.01–$763.36
Plane from Basel to Amsterdam
Ave. Duration:
1h 33m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$954.19
easyJet
Website:
easyjet.com/
Plane from Basel to Amsterdam
Ave. Duration:
1h 32m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$50.89–$267.17
Lufthansa
Website:
lufthansa.com/
Plane from Basel to Düsseldorf
Ave. Duration:
3h 12m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$330.79–$597.96
Plane from Zurich Airport to Cologne
Ave. Duration:
3h 7m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$41.98–$356.23
Plane from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf
Ave. Duration:
3h 3m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$108.14–$521.63
Plane from Basel to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
1h
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$139.95–$623.41
Plane from Basel to Amsterdam
Ave. Duration:
3h 30m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$152.67–$534.35
Eurowings
Website:
eurowings.com
Plane from Zurich Airport to Cologne
Ave. Duration:
1h 5m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$69.97–$330.79
Plane from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf
Ave. Duration:
1h 15m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$82.70–$279.90
Swiss
Website:
swiss.com/
Plane from Zurich Airport to Cologne
Ave. Duration:
1h 5m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$69.97–$330.79
Plane from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf
Ave. Duration:
1h 16m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$82.70–$445.29
Plane from Basel to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
1h
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$292.62–$623.41
Air Dolomiti
Website:
airdolomiti.it/
Plane from Basel to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
1h
Frequency:
Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$139.95–$419.85
Train operators
NS
Phone:
+31 30 751 5155
Website:
ns.nl/
Train from Frankfurt to Köln
Ave. Duration:
52 min
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$24.17–$59.80
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem
Ave. Duration:
1h 10m
Frequency:
Every 30 minutes
Estimated price:
$16.54–$41.98
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg
Ave. Duration:
1h 2m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$16.54–$41.98
Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express
Phone:
+49 30 311-682904
Website:
bahn.de/
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe
Ave. Duration:
1h 45m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$50.89–$57.25
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Köln
Ave. Duration:
2h 4m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$63.61–$76.34
Train from Basel SBB to Köln
Ave. Duration:
6h 44m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$101.78–$120.86
Train from Frankfurt to Köln
Ave. Duration:
1h 1m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$47.07–$53.43
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg
Ave. Duration:
1h 2m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$36.90–$41.98
Nightjet
Phone:
+43 51717
Website:
nightjet.com/en/#/home
Train from Basel SBB to Köln
Ave. Duration:
6h 40m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$63.61–$203.56
Train from Basel Sbb to Bonn
Ave. Duration:
6h 11m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$63.61–$203.56
Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Phone:
+41 848 44 66 88
Website:
sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich
Ave. Duration:
1h 12m
Frequency:
Every 20 minutes
Estimated price:
$41.98–$76.34
Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Website:
konzern.oebb.at/
Train from Basel SBB to Köln
Ave. Duration:
6h 44m
Frequency:
Twice daily
VIAS Rail GmbH
Phone:
069 450099650
Email:
Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
Website:
vias-online.de/
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg
Ave. Duration:
1h 30m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$19.08–$27.99
Other operators
BlaBlaCar
Phone:
+3 318 576 2228
Website:
blablacar.com
Other from Basel to Cologne
Ave. Duration:
4h 57m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$30.53–$39.44
Questions and Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia?
The cheapest way to get from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia is to rideshare which costs $26.09 - $33.70 and takes 4h 57m.
What is the fastest way to get from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia?
The fastest way to get from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia is to drive which takes 4h 8m and costs $92.39 - $141.30 .
Is there a direct bus between Basel and North Rhine-Westphalia?
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arriving at Cologne via Karlsruhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 55m.
Is there a direct train between Basel and North Rhine-Westphalia?
No, there is no direct train from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Köln Hbf via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 49m.
How far is it from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia?
The distance between Basel and North Rhine-Westphalia is 493 km. The road distance is 491.3 km.
How do I travel from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia without a car?
The best way to get from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia without a car is to train which takes 4h 49m and costs $97.83 - $119.57 .
How long does it take to get from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia?
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia, including transfers.
Where do I catch the Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia bus from?
Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) station.
Where do I catch the Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia train from?
Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, depart from Basel SBB station.
Train, bus or fly from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia?
The best way to get from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia is to train which takes 4h 49m and costs $97.83 - $119.57 . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 55m, you could also fly, which costs $108.70 - $326.09 and takes 5h 25m.
Where does the Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia bus arrive?
Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Where does the Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia train arrive?
Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Can I drive from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia?
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia is 491 km. It takes approximately 4h 8m to drive from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia.
How do I get a train ticket from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia?
Book your Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia train tickets online with Omio.
Where can I stay near North Rhine-Westphalia?
There are 962+ hotels available in North Rhine-Westphalia. Prices start at $42.41 per night.
Can I share a ride from Basel to North Rhine-Westphalia?
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Basel and North Rhine-Westphalia. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
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