Basel to Munich bus: 2.7 a day, fastest 5h25

2.7 a dayfastest 5h25FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

BaselZurichConstanceFriedrichshafenMunich· 305 km as the crow flies

08:15 → 14:30
FlixBus 006
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Munich central bus station · via Zurich, Constance, Friedrichshafen
6h155 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
13:55 → 19:45
FlixBus N191
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Munich central bus station · via Zurich
5h502 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
19:05 → 00:30⁺¹
FlixBus N199
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Munich central bus station · via Zurich
5h251 stop
Runs: DailyBook 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 plane (4h35). The bus takes 1h33 longer.

Bus · fastest direct6h08

To Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N1995h25
From Munich central bus station14 min

Train · fastest direct5h13

To Basel SBB1 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 2674h59
From München Hbf3 min

Plane · nonstop BSL to MUC4h35

To EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)20 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BSL to MUC1h10
Landing to exit20 min
From MUC1h15

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?

4 a weekdirect trains, fastest 4h59

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

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Flying instead?

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

Air DolomitiBSL→MUCBook direct ↗
LufthansaBSL→MUCBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Basel to Munich?

Yes. 2.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Basel to Munich?

The fastest takes 5h25; the slowest 6h15, for 305 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:15 and the latest at 19:05, local time in Basel. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Basel to Munich?

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

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