There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Rhône Glacier by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 161 bus
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain Ic61 / ...
- Take the bus from Meiringen, Bahnhof to Gletsch, Postbus 161
5h 18mCHF 17–166Train, line 161 bus via Lucerne
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Luzern to Meiringentrain Lix / ...
- Take the bus from Meiringen, Bahnhof to Gletsch, Postbus 161
5h 20mCHF 53–78Drive 184.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Rhône Glaciercar 184.6 km
2h 23mCHF 30–43Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Brigtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Oberwaldtrain R43
5h 29mCHF 41–257
Basel to Rhône Glacier by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Rhône Glacier is to drive which costs SFr 29 - SFr 45 and takes 2h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Rhône Glacier is to drive which takes 2h 23m and costs SFr 29 - SFr 45.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Rhône Glacier. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Oberwald via Brig Bahnhofplatz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 29m.
The distance between Basel and Rhône Glacier is 229 km. The road distance is 184.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Rhône Glacier without a car is to train and line 161 bus which takes 5h 18m and costs SFr 16 - SFr 170.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Basel to Rhône Glacier, including transfers.
Basel to Rhône Glacier train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Rhône Glacier train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Brig station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Rhône Glacier is 185 km. It takes approximately 2h 23m to drive from Basel to Rhône Glacier.
There are 462+ hotels available in Rhône Glacier.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Rhône Glacier, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Gletsch, Post via Brig, Brig Bahnhofplatz, Oberwald, and Oberwald, Bahnhof in around 5h 29m.
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–20
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Meiringen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- Zentralbahn
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Oberwald
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 23–28
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 40–50
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- [email protected]
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Meiringen, Bahnhof to Gletsch, Post
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Meiringen, Bahnhof to Gletsch, Post
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- PostAuto AG
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