There are 9 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, 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 Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
2h 58mCHF 30–330Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Frankfurt to Basel331.9 km
4h 30mCHF 21Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
3h 50mCHF 26–50Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
3h 49mCHF 24–89Drive 329.1 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Stationcar 329.1 km
2h 48mCHF 54–77Train via Basel Bad Bf
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Basel Bad Bftrain Ec
3h 23mCHF 68–119Bus via Basel SBB
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N474 / ...
4h 49mCHF 26–45Fly to Basel
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
2h 34mCHF 106–270Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
3h 43mCHF 110–285
Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station is to rideshare which costs SFr 21 and takes 4h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station is to fly which takes 2h 34m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 50m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 58m.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Basel SBB Station is 331 km. The road distance is 329.1 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station without a car is to train which takes 2h 58m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 330.
The train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB takes 2h 58m including transfers and departs hourly.
Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station is to train which takes 2h 58m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 26 - SFr 50 and takes 3h 50m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 270 and takes 2h 34m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Basel SBB Station, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB hourly. Tickets cost CHF 55–250 and the journey takes 2h 58m. Three other operators also service this route. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof once daily, and the journey takes 3h 50m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- 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 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–89
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 86–89
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 55–65
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 24–30
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Basel, Bahnhof station.
Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station is 329 km. It takes approximately 2h 48m to drive from Frankfurt am Main to Basel SBB Station.
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