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Compare train, bus, and flight for Basel to Kassel
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Kassel among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $36. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 5h 4m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $36, and a train costs an average of $13.
Distance: 273 miles (440 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus |
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$121 Average price | $57 Average price Cheapest |
5h 34m Average total duration Fastest 5h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 28m Average total duration 10h 58m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 1.1kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Kassel
How to get from Basel to Kassel by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Kassel is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus4:50 AM10h55Basel, Bahnhof3:45 PMKassel, Kaufungen Papierfabrik$551One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus4:50 AM10h55Basel, Bahnhof3:45 PMKassel, Kaufungen Papierfabrik$551One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- ICE 748:46 AM4h25Basel SBB1:11 PMKassel-Wilhelmshöhe$1081One-way0 transfers
Other options
- ICE 37210:16 AM4h28Basel SBB2:44 PMKassel-Wilhelmshöhe$1151One-way0 transfers
- ICE 3748:16 AM4h28Basel SBB12:44 PMKassel-Wilhelmshöhe$1311One-way0 transfers
- ICE 200 · ICE 7709:16 AM4h55Basel SBB2:11 PMKassel-Wilhelmshöhe$1311One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus5:40 PM13h00Basel, Bahnhof6:40 AMKassel, Fernbusbahnhof$561One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus4:50 AM13h35Basel, Bahnhof6:25 PMKassel, Fernbusbahnhof$561One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:35 AM12h55Basel, Bahnhof11:30 PMKassel, Kaufungen Papierfabrik$721One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Kassel:
A train is $23 (€18) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Basel to Kassel costing on average $36 (€29).
Other travel options to Kassel take longer:
Bus takes on average 7h 58m.
- Around 15 trains per day.
- Around 10 flights per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Kassel as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and arrive in Hannover Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe.
- Buses mostly depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arrive in Kassel, Fernbusbahnhof.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Kassel by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | ICE, Hessische Landesbahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Kassel by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline to go to Kassel by flight.
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