There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
3h 17m€66–370Drive 317.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Basel to Rüsselsheim am Maincar 317.1 km
2h 37m€56–80Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
5h 7mFly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
3h 32m€116–295Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
3h 25m€61–263Train #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43N
4h 55m€70–298Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
4h 46m€118–318
Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main is to drive which costs €55 - €80 and takes 2h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main is to drive which takes 2h 37m and costs €55 - €80.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Rüsselsheim Marktplatz via Frankfurt central train station and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Rüsselsheim Bahnhof via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 17m.
The distance between Basel and Rüsselsheim am Main is 354 km. The road distance is 317.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main without a car is to train which takes 3h 17m and costs €65 - €370.
It takes approximately 3h 17m to get from Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main, including transfers.
Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main is to train which takes 3h 17m and costs €65 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 7m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €300 and takes 3h 32m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt hourly. Tickets cost €60–260 and the journey takes 2h 44m. Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) also services this route 5 times a week. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB once daily, and the journey takes 3h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main is 317 km. It takes approximately 2h 37m to drive from Basel to Rüsselsheim am Main.
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