There are 14 ways to get from Duisburg to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, train (Eurostar), or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 43N / ...
4h 25mCHF 55–200Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Duisburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain Nj
7h 2mCHF 35–120Bus via Cologne
- Take the bus from Mercatorstraße, Duisburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
7h 37mDrive 544.6 km
- Drive from Duisburg to Baselcar 544.6 km
4h 33mCHF 91–131Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
4h 53mCHF 55–197Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
4h 58mCHF 85–216Train via Cologne #2
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeldtrain Re
- Take the train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Basel SBBtrain Nightjet
8h 36mBus
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N11
10h 25mCHF 45–75Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)plane DUS - BSL
5h 33mCHF 108–308Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
3h 54mCHF 137–424Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 2mCHF 108–292Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 41mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
5h 58mCHF 118–338Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
5h 17mCHF 125–254
Duisburg to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Duisburg to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Duisburg to Basel is to train and fly which takes 3h 54m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 430.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Duisburg central train station station and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 25m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Duisburg Hbf and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 25m.
The distance between Duisburg and Basel is 553 km. The road distance is 544.6 km.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Basel without a car is to train which takes 4h 25m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 200.
The train from Duisburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf takes 4h 25m including transfers and departs five times a day.
Duisburg to Basel bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Mercatorstraße, Duisburg station.
Duisburg to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Duisburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Basel is to train which takes 4h 25m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus via Cologne, which costs and takes 7h 37m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 310 and takes 5h 33m.
What companies run services between Duisburg, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Duisburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf every 3 hours. Tickets cost CHF 90–200 and the journey takes 4h 25m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mercatorstraße, Duisburg to Basel, Bahnhof via Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis, Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld, Cologne Hbf, and Köln in around 7h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Duisburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Duisburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–105
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–105
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–65
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 31
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Mercatorstraße, Duisburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–49
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Duisburg central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Duisburg to Basel bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Duisburg to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Duisburg to Basel is 545 km. It takes approximately 4h 33m to drive from Duisburg to Basel.
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