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How to get fromMelk to Baselby train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Melk to Basel by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Basel

    best
    1. Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain train
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane plane VIE - BSL
    5h 7m
    CHF 86–297

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Amstetten Noe to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train Ir36 / ...
    12h 31m
    CHF 69–167

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Sarganstrain train Rjx
    2. Take the train from Sargans to Basel SBBtrain train Ic3 / ...
    10h 52m
    CHF 98–213

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus 1921
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    13h 4m
    CHF 73–110

  5. Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain train
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane VIE - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 21m
    CHF 128–306

  6. Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Amstetten Noe to Muenchen Osttrain train
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MUC - BSL
    7h 40m
    CHF 186–456

  7. Train via Munich

    1. Take the train from Amstetten Noe to Muenchen Hbftrain train 964 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 60
    10h 56m
    CHF 157–292

  8. Drive  662.5 km

    1. Drive from Melk to Baselcar car 662.5 km
    7h 25m
    CHF 112–161

Melk to Basel by train

Calendar58Weekly Trains
Duration10h 52mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 98Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 787.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 7m

What companies run services between Melk, Lower Austria and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Melk to Basel SBB via St.Poelten Hbf and Sargans in around 10h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Melk to Basel, Bahnhof via St.Poelten Hbf, St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof, St. Pölten Einkaufszentrum Süd, Sankt Pölten, and Zürich Bus Station in around 13h 4m.

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