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Basel ▸ Amsterdam

Amsterdam ▸ Basel ⇄
3.9 a dayfastest 10h55☾ 5 overnight busesSleeper busBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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BaselSaint-LouisColmarStrasbourgLuxembourgArlonAmsterdam· 569 km as the crow flies
  • 00:25 → 11:45
    FlixBus N836 ☾ Overnight
    Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Nancy, Luxembourg, Brussels
    11h203 stops
    Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:25 → 10:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 01:05 → 12:00
    BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
    Basel → Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk · via Metz, Luxembourg, Brussels, Antwerp
    10h554 stops
    Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:05 → 11:00)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
  • 01:05 → 12:45
    FlixBus N487 ☾ Overnight
    Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Frankfurt, Cologne…
    11h405 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:05 → 11:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 21:00 → 08:25+1
    BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
    Basel → Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk · via Saint-Louis, Colmar, Strasbourg, Luxembourg…
    11h257 stops
    Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:00 → 07:25+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
  • 22:50 → 10:20+1
    FlixBus N831 ☾ Overnight
    Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Saint-Louis, Colmar, Strasbourg, Luxembourg…
    11h309 stops
    Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:50 → 09:20+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 Basel and Amsterdam. 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 Basel to Amsterdam?

Yes. 3.9 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 Basel to Amsterdam?

The fastest takes 10h55; the slowest 11h40, for 569 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:25 and the latest at 22:50, local time in Basel. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Basel to Amsterdam?

Yes: 5 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 00:25 arriving 11:45.

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