There are 10 ways to get from Münster to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 43
5h 34mCHF 95–190Fly Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Basel (BSL)plane FMO - BSL
5h 38mCHF 80–371Bus
- Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 39mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
9h 16mDrive 596.1 km
- Drive from Münster to Baselcar 596.1 km
5h 4mCHF 115–166Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
5h 1mCHF 171–416Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 15mCHF 114–300Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 14mCHF 168–345Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 48mCHF 107–283Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Rheine to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
7h 31mCHF 129–343
Münster to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Münster to Basel is to train which costs SFr 95 - SFr 190 and takes 5h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Münster to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 1m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 420.
No, there is no direct bus from Münster to Basel. However, there are services departing from Münster-Mitte and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Köln. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Münster Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 34m.
The distance between Münster and Basel is 639 km. The road distance is 596.1 km.
The best way to get from Münster to Basel without a car is to train which takes 5h 34m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 190.
The train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf takes 5h 34m including transfers and departs hourly.
Münster to Basel bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Münster-Mitte station.
Münster to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Münster Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Münster to Basel is to train which takes 5h 34m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 39m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 380 and takes 5h 38m.
What companies run services between Münster, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf hourly. Tickets cost CHF 95–190 and the journey takes 5h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Münster-Mitte to Basel, Bahnhof via Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis, Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld, Cologne Hbf, and Köln in around 8h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rheine to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rheine to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Rheine to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Münster-Mitte to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 44–48
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Münster to Basel bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Münster to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Münster to Basel is 596 km. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Münster to Basel.
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