Basel to Frankfurt bus: 7.1 a day, fastest 4h55

7.1 a dayfastest 4h55☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

BaselSaint-LouisMulhouseColmarStrasbourgKehlFrankfurt· 296 km as the crow flies

01:05 → 06:00
FlixBus N487
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Frankfurt central train station · via Karlsruhe, Mannheim
4h552 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:05 → 05:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
02:55 → 08:00
FlixBus N474 ☾ Overnight
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Frankfurt central train station · via Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Mannheim
5h053 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:55 → 07:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
04:50 → 10:45
FlixBus N122
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Frankfurt central train station · via Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Mannheim
5h554 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 03:50 → 09:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:05 → 13:55
FlixBus 007
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Frankfurt central train station · via Lörrach, Rust, Heidelberg
5h506 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:35 → 18:00
FlixBus 108
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Frankfurt central train station · via Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Colmar, Strasbourg…
7h2512 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
14:45 → 20:15
FlixBus 122
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Frankfurt central train station · via Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Mannheim
5h303 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:40 → 22:45
FlixBus 107
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Frankfurt central train station · via Freiburg, Rust, Heidelberg
5h055 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
18:40 → 00:15⁺¹
FlixBus N33
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Frankfurt central train station · via Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Mannheim…
5h357 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (3h07). The bus takes 2h31 longer.

Bus · fastest direct5h38

To Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N4874h55
From Frankfurt central train station14 min

Train · fastest direct3h07

To Basel SBB1 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 3762h53
From Frankfurt(Main)Hbf3 min

Plane · nonstop BSL to FRA3h50

To EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)20 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BSL to FRA1h05
Landing to exit20 min
From FRA35 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

27.9 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h43

Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, Trenitalia, ÖBB. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Basel to Frankfurt nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Air DolomitiBSL→FRABook direct ↗
LufthansaBSL→FRABook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Basel to Frankfurt?

Yes. 7.1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Basel to Frankfurt?

The fastest takes 4h55; the slowest 7h25, for 296 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:05 and the latest at 18:40, local time in Basel. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Basel to Frankfurt?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 02:55 arriving 08:00.

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