There are 8 ways to get from Amsterdam to Olten by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel, train
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
4h 41mCHF 110–322Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Baselbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 57mCHF 67–148Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
8h 3mCHF 83–466Drive 756.2 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Oltencar 756.2 km
7h 30mCHF 126–182Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
5h 7mCHF 134–337Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
6h 40mCHF 123–386Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBBtrain Nightjet
10h 53mCHF 90–210Train #2
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBBtrain 43N
11h 7mCHF 156–257
Amsterdam to Olten by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Olten is to bus which costs SFr 65 - SFr 150 and takes 11h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Olten is to fly and train which takes 4h 41m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 330.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Olten. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and arriving at Basel via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Olten. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Olten via Düsseldorf Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Olten is 623 km. The road distance is 756.2 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Olten without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 3m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 470.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Amsterdam to Olten, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Olten bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk station.
Amsterdam to Olten train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Olten is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 3m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 150 and takes 11h 57m.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Olten, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Olten via Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Basel SBB in around 8h 3m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Basel twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 60–110 and the journey takes 11h 10m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–220
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Amsterdam to Olten bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Basel station.
Amsterdam to Olten train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Duesseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to Olten is 756 km. It takes approximately 7h 30m to drive from Amsterdam to Olten.
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