Düsseldorf to Basel bus: 2.7 a day, fastest 8h40

2.7 a dayfastest 8h40☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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DüsseldorfLeverkusenCologneBonnSaarbrückenStrasbourgBasel· 412 km as the crow flies

03:45 → 12:25
FlixBus N487
Düsseldorf central bus station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Cologne, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Karlsruhe
8h404 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:45 → 11:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
12:55 → 22:50
FlixBus 007
Düsseldorf central bus station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Cologne, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Rust…
9h558 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:40 → 07:25⁺¹
FlixBus N11 ☾ Overnight
Düsseldorf central bus station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Leverkusen, Cologne, Bonn, Saarbrücken…
9h456 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:40 → 06:25+1)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 (4h16). The bus takes 5h05 longer.

Bus · fastest direct9h21

To Düsseldorf central bus station12 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N4878h40
From Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min

Train · fastest direct4h16

To Düsseldorf Hbf1 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 1034h04
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?

7.2 a daydirect trains, fastest 4h04

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Düsseldorf 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 Düsseldorf to Basel?

The fastest takes 8h40; the slowest 9h55, for 412 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 03:45 and the latest at 21:40, local time in Düsseldorf. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Düsseldorf to Basel?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 21:40 arriving 07:25 the next morning.

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