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

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

Direct buses · no change

BaselSaint-LouisMulhouseColmarStrasbourgKehlKarlsruhe· 173 km as the crow flies

01:05 → 03:45
FlixBus N487
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Karlsruhe central train station
2h40nonstop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:05 → 02:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
02:55 → 05:45
FlixBus N474
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Karlsruhe central train station · via Freiburg
2h501 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:55 → 04:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
04:50 → 08:10
FlixBus N122
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Karlsruhe central train station · via Freiburg
3h201 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 03:50 → 07:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:35 → 15:00
FlixBus 108
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Karlsruhe central train station · via Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Colmar, Strasbourg…
4h255 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
14:45 → 18:00
FlixBus 122
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Karlsruhe central train station · via Freiburg
3h151 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
18:40 → 21:40
FlixBus N33
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Karlsruhe central train station · via Freiburg
3h001 stop
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 (1h52). The bus takes 1h31 longer.

Bus · fastest direct3h23

To Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N4872h40
From Karlsruhe central train station14 min

Train · fastest direct1h52

To Basel SBB1 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 3761h40
From Karlsruhe Hbf1 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?

29.9 a daydirect trains, fastest 1h32

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Basel to Karlsruhe?

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 Karlsruhe?

The fastest takes 2h40; the slowest 4h25, for 173 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 Karlsruhe?

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

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