Basel to Mannheim bus: 5.2 a day, fastest 3h40

5.2 a dayfastest 3h40FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

BaselSaint-LouisMulhouseColmarStrasbourgKehlMannheim· 225 km as the crow flies

01:05 → 04:45
FlixBus N487
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Mannheim central bus station · via Karlsruhe
3h401 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:05 → 03:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
02:55 → 06:45
FlixBus N474
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Mannheim central bus station · via Freiburg, Karlsruhe
3h502 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:55 → 05:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
04:50 → 09:15
FlixBus N122
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Mannheim central bus station · via Freiburg, Karlsruhe
4h252 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 03:50 → 08:15)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:35 → 16:20
FlixBus 108
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Mannheim central bus station · via Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Colmar, Strasbourg…
5h459 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
14:45 → 19:00
FlixBus 122
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Mannheim central bus station · via Freiburg, Karlsruhe
4h152 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
18:40 → 22:55
FlixBus N33
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Mannheim central bus station · via Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg
4h155 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 (2h17). The bus takes 2h05 longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h22

To Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N4873h40
From Mannheim central bus station13 min

Train · fastest direct2h17

To Basel SBB1 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 2042h06

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?

21.6 a daydirect trains, fastest 1h57

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Basel to Mannheim?

Yes. 5.2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Basel to Mannheim?

The fastest takes 3h40; the slowest 5h45, for 225 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 Mannheim?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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