Munich to Basel bus: 2.7 a day, fastest 5h10

2.7 a dayfastest 5h10FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

MunichZurichBasel· 305 km as the crow flies

06:10 → 11:20
FlixBus N199
Munich central bus station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Zurich
5h101 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 05:10 → 10:20)Book on FlixBus ↗
11:35 → 17:35
FlixBus N191
Munich central bus station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Zurich
6h002 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 10:35 → 16:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:15 → 20:25
FlixBus 006
Munich central bus station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Zurich
5h101 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook 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 1h18 longer.

Bus · fastest direct5h53

To Munich central bus station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N1995h10
From Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min

Train · fastest direct5h13

To München Hbf3 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 2664h59
From Basel SBB1 min

Plane · nonstop MUC to BSL4h35

To Munich (MUC)1h15
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MUC to BSL1h10
Landing to exit20 min
From BSL20 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?

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

Air DolomitiMUC→BSLBook direct ↗
LufthansaMUC→BSLBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Munich to Basel?

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 Munich to Basel?

The fastest takes 5h10; the slowest 6h00, for 305 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 06:10 and the latest at 15:15, local time in Munich. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Munich to Basel?

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

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