There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Tübingen by train (TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhoftrain Re6
3h 45m€61–237Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Tübingen central stationbus 101
4h 6m€22–82Drive 204.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Tübingencar 204.6 km
2h 20m€36–52Train, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
4h 31m€137–374Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgartbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Hauptbf to Tübingen Hauptbahnhofbus Re6
4h 30m€41–47Train, line 7440 bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Villingen Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
- Take the bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Balingen Bahnhof/Busbfbus
- Take the train from Balingen Bahnhof/Busbf to Tübingen Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 31m€34–190
Basel to Tübingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Tübingen is to train and bus which costs €22 - €85 and takes 4h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Tübingen is to drive which takes 2h 20m and costs €35 - €55.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Tübingen. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Tübingen Hauptbahnhof via Hauptbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Tübingen. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Tübingen Hauptbahnhof via Karlsruhe Hbf and Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 45m.
The distance between Basel and Tübingen is 341 km. The road distance is 204.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Tübingen without a car is to train which takes 3h 45m and costs €60 - €240.
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Basel to Tübingen, including transfers.
Basel to Tübingen bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Tübingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Tübingen is to train which takes 3h 45m and costs €60 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €50 and takes 4h 30m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Tübingen, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Karlsruhe Hbf, Stuttgart Hbf, and Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof via Stuttgart and Hauptbf in around 4h 30m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–430
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Balingen Bahnhof/Busbf to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Balingen Bahnhof/Busbf to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Balingen Bahnhof/Busbf to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Schedules at
- SWEG (Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Tübingen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–33
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hauptbf to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 761 368030
- [email protected]
- Website
- efa-bw.de
Bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Balingen Bahnhof/Busbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-bawue.de
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Tübingen bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Stuttgart station.
Basel to Tübingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Tübingen is 205 km. It takes approximately 2h 20m to drive from Basel to Tübingen.
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