Karlsruhe to Basel bus: 5.2 a day, fastest 2h40

5.2 a dayfastest 2h40FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

KarlsruheKehlStrasbourgColmarMulhouseSaint-LouisBasel· 173 km as the crow flies

00:55 → 03:50
FlixBus N122
Karlsruhe central train station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Freiburg
2h551 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:55 → 02:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
05:15 → 08:30
FlixBus N33
Karlsruhe central train station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Freiburg
3h151 stop
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:15 → 07:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:30 → 12:25
FlixBus N487
Karlsruhe central train station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)
2h55nonstop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 08:30 → 11:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:25 → 13:40
FlixBus 122
Karlsruhe central train station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Freiburg
3h151 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
13:30 → 17:55
FlixBus 108
Karlsruhe central train station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Kehl, Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse…
4h255 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
22:05 → 00:45⁺¹
FlixBus N474
Karlsruhe central train station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Freiburg
2h401 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, 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 (1h37). The bus takes 1h46 longer.

Bus · fastest direct3h23

To Karlsruhe central train station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N4742h40
From Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min

Train · fastest direct1h37

To Karlsruhe Hbf1 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 1031h25
From Basel SBB1 min

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?

29.5 a daydirect trains, fastest 1h25

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

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Karlsruhe to Basel nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Karlsruhe to Basel?

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 Karlsruhe to Basel?

The fastest takes 2h40; the slowest 4h25, for 173 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:55 and the latest at 22:05, local time in Karlsruhe. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Karlsruhe to Basel?

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

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