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How to get fromKaiserslautern to Baselby train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 6 ways to get from Kaiserslautern to Basel by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train S2 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    3h 32m
    CHF 35–136

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus N236
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N33 / ...
    5h 55m
    CHF 23–36

  3. Drive  264.6 km

    1. Drive from Kaiserslautern to Baselcar car 264.6 km
    2h 57m
    CHF 45–64

  4. Train, fly

    1. Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf 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 31m
    CHF 130–416

  5. Train via Karlsruhe

    1. Take the train from Neustadt, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rb51 / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    4h 18m
    CHF 33–209

  6. Train via Strasbourg

    1. Take the train from Neustadt, Hauptbahnhof to Wissembourg, Bahnhoftrain train Ex
    2. Take the train from Wissembourg to Strasbourgtrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    6h 1m
    CHF 47–118

Kaiserslautern to Basel by train

Calendar182Weekly Trains
Duration3h 32mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 35Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 313.3 km
  • Duration: 3h 32m

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

You can take a train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Basel Bad Bf via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Basel SBB via Karlsruhe central train station in around 5h 55m.

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