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How to get fromHeilbronn to Baselby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 6 ways to get from Heilbronn to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

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    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re45 / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    3h 7m
    CHF 31–191

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof to Hauptbfbus bus Re8e / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    5h 30m
    CHF 36–45

  3. Drive  263.3 km

    1. Drive from Heilbronn to Baselcar car 263.3 km
    2h 40m
    CHF 44–64

  4. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane STR - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    4h 43m
    CHF 144–379

  5. Train via Rastatt

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Harmonie to Rastatttrain train 85608 / ...
    2. Take the train from Rastatt to Basel Bad Bftrain train Re7
    5h 27m

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    4h 43m
    CHF 135–430

Heilbronn to Basel by train

Calendar273Weekly Trains
Duration3h 7mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 31Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 260.6 km
  • Duration: 3h 7m

What companies run services between Heilbronn, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof to Basel, Bahnhof via Hauptbf and Stuttgart in around 5h 30m.

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