There are 12 ways to get from Venlo to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
best- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 43
5h 52mCHF 71–158Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Venlo Station to Eindhoven Stationbus 023 / ...
- Take the bus from Eindhoven Station to Basel Euroairport FRbus FlixBus N831
11h 4mCHF 57–86Drive 533.7 km
- Drive from Venlo to Baselcar 533.7 km
5h 21mCHF 101–145Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
4h 51mCHF 149–402Train
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain 20083 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
6h 8mCHF 61–166Train #2
- Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain 20085 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43N
9h 10mCHF 91–171Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)plane DUS - BSL
6h 49mCHF 111–312Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Blerick to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
5h 36mCHF 121–316Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 18mCHF 107–291Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 33mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
6h 35mCHF 143–268Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Blerick to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 50mCHF 129–308
Venlo to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venlo to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 90 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Venlo to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 51m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 410.
No, there is no direct bus from Venlo station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Venlo Station and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Eindhoven Station and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Venlo to Basel. However, there are services departing from Venlo and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 52m.
The distance between Venlo and Basel is 573 km. The road distance is 533.7 km.
The best way to get from Venlo to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 5h 52m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 160.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Venlo to Basel, including transfers.
Venlo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Venlo Station.
Venlo to Basel train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Venlo station.
The best way to get from Venlo to Basel is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 5h 52m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 90 and takes 11h 4m.
What companies run services between Venlo, Netherlands and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Venlo to Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt in around 5h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venlo Station to Basel, Brausebad via Eindhoven Station, Basel Euroairport FR, and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft in around 11h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–460
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–210
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Blerick to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Blerick to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- 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 26–45
- 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 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venlo Station to Eindhoven Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Eindhoven Station to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Venlo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Eindhoven Station.
Venlo to Basel train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venlo to Basel is 534 km. It takes approximately 5h 21m to drive from Venlo to Basel.
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