Darmstadt to Basel bus: 1 a day, fastest 6h35

1 a dayfastest 6h35FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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DarmstadtMannheimHeidelbergKarlsruheKehlStrasbourgBasel· 269 km as the crow flies

11:20 → 17:55
FlixBus 108
Darmstadt central train station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Mannheim, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Kehl…
6h3510 stops
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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 (4h05). The bus takes 3h12 longer.

Bus · fastest direct7h17

To Darmstadt central train station13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 1086h35
From Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min

Plane · nonstop FRA to BSL4h05

To Frankfurt (FRA)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FRA to BSL1h05
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.

Flying instead?

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

Air DolomitiFRA→BSLBook direct ↗
LufthansaFRA→BSLBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Darmstadt to Basel?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Darmstadt to Basel?

The fastest takes 6h35; the slowest 6h35, for 269 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Darmstadt to Basel?

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

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