There are 8 ways to get from Munich to Basel by train, night train, car, plane, car train, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadttrain Re
5h 48m€146–282Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadttrain Re
10h 17m€60–165Drive 575.9 km
- Drive from Munich to Baselcar 575.9 km
5h 12m€85–123Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oeldetrain
7h 20mCar train, drive
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain Uex 2026
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Baselcar
7h 27m€114–137Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train, line 473 bus, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane MUC - FMO
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Oeldetrain
- Take the bus from Oelde, Bahnhof to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatzbus
- Take the bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Wadersloh, Bückerbus
7h 28m€154–353Fly to Hannover Airport, train, line 473 bus, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane MUC - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Oeldetrain
- Take the bus from Oelde, Bahnhof to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatzbus
- Take the bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Wadersloh, Bückerbus
7h 23m€151–336Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Oeldetrain
8h 27m
Munich to Basel by night train, train, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Basel is to night train and train which costs €60 - €170 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 12m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Basel. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Lippstadt via Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 48m.
The distance between Munich and Basel is 606 km. The road distance is 575.9 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Basel without a car is to train which takes 5h 48m and costs €140 - €290.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Munich to Basel, including transfers.
Munich to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
Munich to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Basel is 576 km. It takes approximately 5h 12m to drive from Munich to Basel.
There are 628+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Basel, Germany?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Basel via Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe and Lippstadt in around 5h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–101
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €97–101
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- 0 800 3 / 50 40 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regionalverkehr Münsterland GmbH
Bus from Oelde, Bahnhof to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehr Münsterland GmbH
Bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Wadersloh, Bücker
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehr Münsterland GmbH
Bus from Oelde, Bahnhof to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehr Münsterland GmbH
Bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Wadersloh, Bücker
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehr Münsterland GmbH
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