There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Duisburg by train, bus, night train, car, train (Trenitalia), or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Duisburg Hbftrain 43N / ...
4h 20m€100–390Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Basel Bad Bf to Duisburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 3m€35–110Bus via Cologne
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 10m€61–71Drive 545 km
- Drive from Basel to Duisburgcar 545 km
4h 37m€96–139Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Duisburg Hbftrain 47 / ...
4h 34m€76–395Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Duisburg central train stationbus FlixBus N11
10h€45–75Fly Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BSL - DUS
5h 28m€97–238Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
5h 2m€114–324Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
4h 54m€153–394Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbftrain
4h 57m€138–464Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Duisburg Hbftrain
5h 44m€118–331
Basel to Duisburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Duisburg is to bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Duisburg is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs €100 - €390.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Duisburg central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Duisburg Hbf. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Basel and Duisburg is 553 km. The road distance is 545 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Duisburg without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs €100 - €390.
The train from Basel Bad Bf to Duisburg Hbf takes 4h 20m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Basel to Duisburg bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Duisburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Duisburg is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs €100 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus via Cologne, which costs €60 - €75 and takes 8h 10m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €240 and takes 5h 28m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Duisburg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Duisburg Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €100–390 and the journey takes 4h 20m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route once daily. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln once daily. Tickets cost €47–52 and the journey takes 5h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €47–52
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Duisburg bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Köln station.
Basel to Duisburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Duisburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Duisburg is 545 km. It takes approximately 4h 37m to drive from Basel to Duisburg.
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