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How to get fromBasel to Rhine Gorgeby train, ferry, bus, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Rhine Gorge by train, ferry, bus, or car

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  1. Train, line 230 ferry via Mannheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain train S5 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to St. Goar Bahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the ferry from St Goar Kd to St Goarshausen Kdferry ferry 230 / ...
    7h 6m

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus FlixBus N33 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Coblenz central train stationbus bus N93
    8h 41m
    €53–80

  3. Drive  390.4 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Rhine Gorgecar car 390.4 km
    3h 38m
    €71–102

  4. Train, line 230 ferry

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43N
    2. Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to St. Goar Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the ferry from St Goar Kd to St Goarshausen Kdferry ferry 230 / ...
    8h 10m

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  • Distance: 379.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 6m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Rhine Gorge, Germany?

You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Rhine Gorge via Karlsruhe central train station, Coblenz central train station, Koblenz Hauptbahnhof, St. Goarshausen Bahnhof, and St. Goarshausen Wellmich Bergstraße in around 8h 41m.

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