There are 11 ways to get from Osnabrück to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 43
5h 59mCHF 100–200Fly Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Basel (BSL)plane FMO - BSL
6h 47mCHF 84–383Bus
- Take the bus from Osnabrück Hannoversche Straße to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
9h 8mDrive 622.6 km
- Drive from Osnabrück to Baselcar 622.6 km
5h 39mCHF 120–173Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
5h 26mCHF 178–439Train via Dortmund
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ice
7h 5mCHF 178–300Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 39mCHF 174–358Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 31mCHF 114–315Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 16mCHF 128–478Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 33mCHF 162–391Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf 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 20mCHF 129–342
Osnabrück to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Osnabrück to Basel is to train which costs SFr 100 - SFr 200 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Osnabrück to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 26m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 440.
No, there is no direct bus from Osnabrück to Basel. However, there are services departing from Osnabrück Hannoversche Straße and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Köln. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 8m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Osnabrück Hbf and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 59m.
The distance between Osnabrück and Basel is 689 km. The road distance is 622.6 km.
The best way to get from Osnabrück to Basel without a car is to train which takes 5h 59m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 200.
The train from Osnabrück Hbf to Basel Bad Bf takes 5h 59m including transfers and departs hourly.
Osnabrück to Basel bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Osnabrück Hannoversche Straße station.
Osnabrück to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Osnabrück Hbf station.
The best way to get from Osnabrück to Basel is to train which takes 5h 59m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 8m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 390 and takes 6h 47m.
What companies run services between Osnabrück, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Osnabrück Hbf to Basel Bad Bf hourly. Tickets cost CHF 100–200 and the journey takes 5h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Osnabrück Hannoversche Straße to Basel, Bahnhof via Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis, Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld, Cologne Hbf, and Köln in around 9h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 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 Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
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 Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–360
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 Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
- 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 Osnabrück Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–270
- 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 26–45
- 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 26–45
- 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 26–45
- 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 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–18
- 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)
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Osnabrück Hannoversche Straße to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- 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
Osnabrück to Basel bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Osnabrück to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Osnabrück to Basel is 623 km. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Osnabrück to Basel.
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