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How to get fromBasel to Giethoornby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Giethoorn by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Utrecht Centraaltrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Steenwijktrain train
    9h 56m
    €110–267

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijkbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Heerenveenbus bus 075
    15h 36m
    €75–118

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Maastrichtbus bus
    2. Take the train from Maastricht to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Steenwijktrain train
    14h
    €85–140

  4. Drive  736.6 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Giethoorncar car 736.6 km
    6h 35m
    €155–224

  5. Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BSL - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Steenwijktrain train
    7h 17m
    €132–342

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Utrecht Centraaltrain train 43N
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Steenwijktrain train Intercity
    12h 58m
    €143–287

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane ZRH - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Steenwijktrain train
    8h 36m
    €171–362

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ZRH - DUS
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain train
    5. Take the train from Zwolle to Steenwijktrain train
    9h 41m
    €141–368

Basel to Giethoorn by train and bus

Calendar59Weekly Services
Duration9h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€110Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 843.1 km
  • Duration: 9h 56m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Giethoorn, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Giethoorn, Kerkweg via Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb, Utrecht Centraal, Steenwijk, and Steenwijk, Station in around 9h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Giethoorn, Kerkweg via Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Heerenveen, [Heerenveen] Busstation, halte A, and Steenwijk, Station in around 15h 36m.

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