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

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There are 8 ways to get from Leiden to Basel by plane, train, bus, car, or train (Eurostar, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane AMS - BSL
    3h 50m
    CHF 101–289

  2. Bus via Rotterdam

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    11h 58m
    CHF 44–83

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Leiden Lammenschans to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    7h 39m
    CHF 76–250

  4. Drive  687.5 km

    1. Drive from Leiden to Baselcar car 687.5 km
    7h 24m
    CHF 119–171

  5. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane AMS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 18m
    CHF 140–323

  6. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain train Thalys
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain train Tgv
    7h 55m
    CHF 235–390

  7. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train Intercity
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Basel SBBtrain train Nightjet
    11h 23m
    CHF 85–171

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from The Hague to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N846
    13h
    CHF 59–89

Leiden to Basel by train

Calendar185Weekly Trains
Duration7h 39mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 76Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 593.1 km
  • Duration: 3h 50m

What companies run services between Leiden, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?

KLM flies from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leiden Lammenschans to Basel Bad Bf via Utrecht Centraal, Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 39m.

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