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Amsterdam ▸ Basel

Basel ▸ Amsterdam ⇄
4 a dayfastest 11h10☾ 4 overnight busesSleeper busBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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AmsterdamEindhovenMaastrichtLiègeBastogneArlonBasel· 569 km as the crow flies
  • 00:45 → 12:25
    FlixBus N487 ☾ Overnight
    Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Mannheim…
    11h405 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:45 → 11:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 14:30 → 02:00+1
    FlixBus N836
    Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Brussels, Luxembourg, Nancy
    11h303 stops
    Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 17:00 → 04:10+1
    BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
    Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk → Basel · via Antwerp, Brussels, Luxembourg, Metz
    11h104 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:00 → 03:10+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
  • 20:10 → 07:35+1
    BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
    Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk → Basel · via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Luxembourg…
    11h257 stops
    Runs: Thu to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:10 → 06:35+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
  • 21:00 → 08:20+1
    FlixBus N831 ☾ Overnight
    Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Eindhoven, Maastricht, Liège, Bastogne…
    11h209 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:00 → 07:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
☾ Sleeper bus on this route · not in open dataTwiliner: sleeper bus with lie-flat seats

Twiliner runs a night bus on its Zurich to Amsterdam line, which calls at Amsterdam and Basel. It publishes no open timetable, so we show no times: check times, and which stops it sells between, on its own site.

Times and tickets on Twiliner ↗ · About Twiliner · checked 18 Oct 2026

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 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. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Amsterdam to Basel?

Yes. 4 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Amsterdam to Basel?

The fastest takes 11h10; the slowest 11h40, for 569 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:45 and the latest at 21:00, local time in Amsterdam. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Amsterdam to Basel?

Yes: 4 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 00:45 arriving 12:25.

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