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Compare train, bus, and flight for Kassel to Basel
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Kassel to Basel among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $33. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 5h 7m. 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 $33, and a train costs an average of $37.
Distance: 273 miles (440 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus |
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$105 Average price | $56 Average price Cheapest |
5h 37m Average total duration Fastest 5h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 0m Average total duration 6h 30m 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.
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How to get from Kassel to Basel by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Kassel to Basel is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus6:55 AM9h00Kassel, Kaufungen Papierfabrik3:55 PMBasel, Bahnhof$601One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus6:55 AM9h00Kassel, Kaufungen Papierfabrik3:55 PMBasel, Bahnhof$601One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- ICE 718:48 AM4h33Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe1:21 PMBasel SBB$1181One-way0 transfers
Other options
- ICE 2799:14 AM4h34Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe1:48 PMBasel SBB$1471One-way0 transfers
- ICE 575 · ICE 1059:48 AM5h00Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe2:48 PMBasel SBB$1471One-way1 transfer
- ICE 793 · ICE 593 · ICE 1038:13 AM4h35Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe12:48 PMBasel SBB$1471One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus3:45 PM9h00Kassel, Kaufungen Papierfabrik12:45 AMBasel, Bahnhof$601One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus1:05 AM11h20Kassel, Fernbusbahnhof12:25 PMBasel, Bahnhof$601One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus8:00 PM12h30Kassel, Fernbusbahnhof8:30 AMBasel, Bahnhof$601One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Kassel to Basel:
A bus is $4 (€3) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Kassel to Basel costing on average $37 (€30).
Other travel options to Basel take longer:
Bus takes on average 9h 0m.
- Around 13 trains per day.
- Around 6 flights per day.
- Around 4 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Kassel and Basel as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Hannover Airport and arrive in EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg.
- Buses mostly depart from Kassel, Fernbusbahnhof and arrive in Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB).
- Trains mostly depart from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe and arrive in Basel SBB.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Basel by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | ICE, Hessische Landesbahn, cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH to go to Basel by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline to go to Basel by flight.
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar.
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