How to travel from Basel to Amsterdam

There are 3 options to travel from Basel to Amsterdam including taking a train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to travel from Basel to Amsterdam is a coach with an average price of €30.

This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Amsterdam:

A coach is €14 less than a flight with an average ticket price of €44 from Basel to Amsterdam.

Taking a coach costs €10 less than taking a train, which costs on average €40 for the same trip.

The fastest way from Basel to Amsterdam is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 30 min.

There are alternative travel options to Amsterdam that take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 11 h 25 min of travel time.

Getting to Amsterdam by train takes 7 h 16 min on average.

Amsterdam is approximately 568 km away from Basel.

The average frequency per day from Basel to Amsterdam is:

• 9 coaches a day.
• 5 flights a day.
• 5 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Basel to Amsterdam as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Basel to Amsterdam:

• Most travellers board their coach from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arrive in Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk).
• Most travellers who purchase a plane ticket from Basel to Amsterdam depart from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
• Most travellers take a train from Basel SBB to Amsterdam Centraal.

The following travel companies offer services from Basel to Amsterdam:

• BlaBlaCar Bus or FlixBus can get you to Amsterdam by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with BlaBlaCar Bus from Basel to Amsterdam for €30 on Omio.
• EasyJet or KLM Cityhopper can get you to Amsterdam by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with easyJet from Basel to Amsterdam for €44 on Omio.
• Deutsche Bahn or ÖBB Nightjet can get you to Amsterdam by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Deutsche Bahn from Basel to Amsterdam for €40 on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Basel to Amsterdam with the following travel companies:

• You can find 3 direct coaches per day to take to Amsterdam with BlaBlaCar Bus or FlixBus.
• You can find 2 direct flights per day to take to Amsterdam with easyJet or KLM Cityhopper.

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