How to travel from Olten to Basel

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Travel Information from Olten to Basel

Distance20 miles (33 km)
Available travel modesBus or train
Ticket price range$11 - $22
Cheapest modeTrain • $11 (€10) • 26 min
Fastest modeTrain • $11 (€10) • 26 min
Popular travel companiesMarino Autolinee or SBB

Travel 20 miles (33 km) by bus or train between Olten and Basel. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are Marino Autolinee or SBB among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Olten to Basel.

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from Olten to Basel

How to get from Olten to Basel by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

train

The best way to travel from Olten to Basel is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

SBB
06:30AM0h26
Olten
06:56AMBasel
$161One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

SBB
06:30AM0h26
Olten
06:56AMBasel
$161One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

SBB
06:30AM0h26
Olten
06:56AMBasel
$161One-way
0 transfers

Other options

SBB
06:05AM0h27
Olten
06:32AMBasel
$161One-way
0 transfers
SBB
06:33AM0h28
Olten
07:01AMBasel
$171One-way
0 transfers
SBB
01:33PM0h28
Olten
02:01PMBasel
$241One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Olten to Basel

Travel to Basel easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Olten to Basel.

FAQs

There are 2 options to travel from Olten to Basel including taking a bus or train.

The cheapest way to go to Basel from Olten is by taking a train, which costs on average $11 (€10).

This is compared to other ways of getting from Olten to Basel:

A train is $11 (€10) less than a bus for this trip with tickets for a bus from Olten to Basel costing on average $22 (€20).

The fastest way from Olten to Basel is by train with an average journey time of 26 min.

There are alternative travel options to Basel that take longer:

Getting to Basel by bus takes 1 h 20 min on average.

Basel is approximately 20 miles (33 km) away from Olten.

The average frequency per day from Olten to Basel is:

  • Around 4 buses per day.
  • 10 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Olten to Basel as scheduled services by bus or train can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Olten to Basel:

  • Trains mostly depart from Olten and arrive in Basel SBB.

The following travel companies offer services from Olten to Basel:

  • Marino Autolinee or Gruppo Di Maio can get you to Basel by bus. You can find a good deal for bus tickets with Gruppo Di Maio from Olten to Basel for $6 (€5) on Omio.
  • SBB, Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), Südostbahn or Trenitalia EuroCity can get you to Basel by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with SBB from Olten to Basel for $11 (€10) on Omio.

Yes, there are direct services available from Olten to Basel with the following travel companies:

  • Direct buses with Marino Autolinee or Gruppo Di Maio with 4 direct buses per day.
  • Direct trains with SBB, Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), Südostbahn or Trenitalia EuroCity with 10 direct trains per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Basel as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Basel from Olten.

Many of our customers traveling from Olten to Basel don't make Basel their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after Basel are Paris, Zurich, Milan, Strasbourg or Amsterdam, either of which you could add to your trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Basel to any of these top destinations today!

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