There are 4 ways to get from Thurgau to Basel by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Frauenfeld to Zürich HBtrain S24 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
2h 14mCHF 44–136Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Frauenfeld to Zürich Flughafentrain S24 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich - Airport Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus BlaBlaCar Bus
2h 41mCHF 12–49Drive 124.9 km
- Drive from Frauenfeld to Baselcar 124.9 km
1h 21mCHF 21–30Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Frauenfeld to Zürich HBtrain 75
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
2h 28mCHF 13–92
Thurgau to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thurgau to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 11 - SFr 50 and takes 2h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Thurgau to Basel is to drive which takes 1h 21m and costs SFr 20 - SFr 30.
No, there is no direct train from Thurgau to Basel. However, there are services departing from Frauenfeld and arriving at Basel SBB via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 14m.
The distance between Thurgau and Basel is 134 km. The road distance is 124.9 km.
The best way to get from Thurgau to Basel without a car is to train which takes 2h 14m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 2h 14m to get from Thurgau to Basel, including transfers.
Thurgau to Basel train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Frauenfeld station.
Thurgau to Basel train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thurgau to Basel is 125 km. It takes approximately 1h 21m to drive from Thurgau to Basel.
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What companies run services between Thurgau, Switzerland and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Frauenfeld to Basel SBB via Zürich HB in around 2h 14m.
Train from Frauenfeld to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–50
- 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 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Frauenfeld to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Frauenfeld to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Frauenfeld to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–85
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 15–19
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- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zurich - Airport Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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