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Compare train and coach for Basel to Aarau
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Aarau among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £4. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 37m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.0kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £4, and a train costs an average of £12.
Distance: 40 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£17 Average Price | £4 Average Price Cheapest |
1h 7m Average total duration Fastest 37m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 23m Average total duration 53m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Aarau
How to get to Aarau from Basel by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Aarau is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- IR 37 2287 | 228720:430h38Basel SBB21:21Aarau station£151One-way0 changes
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- IR 37 2287 | 228720:430h38Basel SBB21:21Aarau station£151One-way0 changes
Fastest
- IR 37 2287 | 228720:430h38Basel SBB21:21Aarau station£151One-way0 changes
Other options
- IR 27 2493 | 2493 · IC 1 739 | 73923:130h57Basel SBB0:10Aarau station£151One-way1 change
- IR 37 2263 | 22638:430h38Basel SBB9:21Aarau station£161One-way0 changes
- IC 6 637 | 637 · IR 16 2189 | 218920:220h51Basel SBB21:13Aarau station£161One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Aarau:
A coach is £13 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Aarau costing on average £17.
Other travel options to Aarau take longer:
Coach takes on average 53m.
- Around 11 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Aarau as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Aarau station.
- Travel with SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), Südostbahn to go to Aarau by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, Autolinee Ventre to go to Aarau by coach.
- 2 direct trains per day with SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS).
- 4 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar, Autolinee Ventre.
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