There are 4 ways to get from Winterthur to Basel by train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Winterthur to Zürich HBtrain S24 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
1h 55mCHF 34–120Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Winterthur to Zürich Flughafentrain S7 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich - Airport Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus BlaBlaCar Bus
2h 27mCHF 11–33Drive 105.7 km
- Drive from Winterthur to Baselcar 105.7 km
1h 10mCHF 18–25Train via Zürich HB
- Take the train from Winterthur to Zürich HBtrain S7 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
2h 25mCHF 14–114
Winterthur to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Winterthur to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 10 - SFr 35 and takes 2h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Winterthur to Basel is to drive which takes 1h 10m and costs SFr 17 - SFr 25.
No, there is no direct train from Winterthur to Basel. However, there are services departing from Winterthur and arriving at Basel SBB via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 55m.
The distance between Winterthur and Basel is 118 km. The road distance is 105.7 km.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Basel without a car is to train which takes 1h 55m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 120.
It takes approximately 1h 55m to get from Winterthur to Basel, including transfers.
Winterthur to Basel train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Winterthur station.
Winterthur to Basel train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Winterthur to Basel is 106 km. It takes approximately 1h 10m to drive from Winterthur to Basel.
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What companies run services between Winterthur, Switzerland and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Winterthur to Basel SBB via Zürich HB in around 1h 55m.
Train from Winterthur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–30
- 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 Winterthur to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–20
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Winterthur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Winterthur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–12
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 5–7
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 9–12
Train from Winterthur to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–10
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 4–6
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 8–10
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Winterthur to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- 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
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Winterthur to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Winterthur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–11
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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)
- 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
- 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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