There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Oberhausen by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 47 / ...
4h 42m€80–236Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Basel Bad Bf to Oberhausen Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 12m€35–110Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbftrain Re
7h 58mDrive 553.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Oberhausencar 553.3 km
4h 41m€100–145Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain Re
5h 17m€106–241Train #2
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Oberhausen Hbftrain 43N
7h 12m€110–230Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Duisburg central train stationbus FlixBus N11
10h 14m€50–82Fly Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BSL - DUS
5h 46m€118–274Train 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 10m€114–287Train, 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
5h 2m€154–290Train 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 Koeln Messe/Deutz to Oberhausen Hbftrain
6h€114–284Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Oberhausen Hbftrain
5h 31m€166–425Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
6h 14m€123–372
Basel to Oberhausen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Oberhausen is to bus which costs €45 - €85 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Oberhausen is to drive which takes 4h 41m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Oberhausen station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Duisburg central train station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 14m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Oberhausen Hbf. This train operates Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 7h 12m.
The distance between Basel and Oberhausen is 557 km. The road distance is 553.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Oberhausen without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 4h 42m and costs €75 - €240.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Basel to Oberhausen, including transfers.
Basel to Oberhausen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Oberhausen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Oberhausen is to train via Mannheim which takes 4h 42m and costs €75 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €85 and takes 10h 14m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €280 and takes 5h 46m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Oberhausen, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Oberhausen Hbf via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Düsseldorf Hbf, and Duesseldorf Hbf in around 4h 42m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Duisburg central train station once daily. Tickets cost €45–75 and the journey takes 10h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- 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
- €49–53
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Duisburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Oberhausen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Duisburg central train station.
Basel to Oberhausen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Oberhausen is 553 km. It takes approximately 4h 41m to drive from Basel to Oberhausen.
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