Saarbrücken to Basel bus: 2.9 a day, fastest 3h25

2.9 a dayfastest 3h25☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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SaarbrückenStrasbourgFreiburgBasel· 191 km as the crow flies

01:00 → 04:25
FlixBus N506
Saarbrücken bus station (Dudweilerstraße) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Strasbourg
3h251 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:00 → 03:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
02:15 → 05:50
FlixBus N846
Saarbrücken bus station (Dudweilerstraße) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Strasbourg
3h351 stop
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:15 → 04:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
02:25 → 07:25
FlixBus N11 ☾ Overnight
Saarbrücken bus station (Dudweilerstraße) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Strasbourg, Freiburg
5h002 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:25 → 06:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
12:55 → 17:25
FlixBus 299
Saarbrücken bus station (Dudweilerstraße) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Strasbourg, Freiburg
4h302 stops
Runs: Thu to 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

No direct train and no nonstop flight: the bus is the only no-change way

Bus · fastest direct4h07

To Saarbrücken bus station (Dudweilerstraße)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N5063h25
From Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 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 instead?

No direct train from Saarbrücken to Basel in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Saarbrücken goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Saarbrücken to Basel?

Yes. 2.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Saarbrücken to Basel?

The fastest takes 3h25; the slowest 5h00, for 191 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:00 and the latest at 12:55, local time in Saarbrücken. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Saarbrücken to Basel?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 02:25 arriving 07:25.

Saarbrücken ▸ Basel

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