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Compare train and coach for Metz to Basel
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Metz to Basel among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £14. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 32m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £14, and a train costs an average of £33.
Distance: 202 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£44 Average Price | £23 Average Price Cheapest |
3h 2m Average total duration Fastest 2h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 41m Average total duration 4h 11m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Metz to Basel
How to get to Basel from Metz by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Metz to Basel is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
79912:454h45Metz, Gare routière7:30Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)£141One-way0 changes
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79912:454h45Metz, Gare routière7:30Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)£141One-way0 changes
Fastest
9877+
92038:092h17Metz-Ville10:26Basel SBB£631One-way1 change
Other options
9879+
9612312:102h35Metz-Ville14:45Basel St. Johann£311One-way1 change
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9612312:102h40Metz-Ville14:50Basel SBB£311One-way1 change
9877+
961478:093h06Metz-Ville11:15Basel St. Johann£391One-way1 change
47400:253h45Metz, Gare routière4:10Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)£151One-way0 changes
FlixBus7:104h30Metz, Gare routière11:40Basel, Bahnhof£171One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Metz to Basel
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This is compared to other travel options from Metz to Basel:
A coach is £20 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Metz to Basel costing on average £44.
Other travel options to Basel take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 11m.
- Around 14 trains per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Metz and Basel as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Luxembourg Airport and arrive in EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg.
- Trains mostly depart from Metz-Ville and arrive in Basel SBB.
- Coaches mostly depart from Metz, Gare routière and arrive in Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Union Ivkoni, BlaBlaCar, Union Ivkoni International to go to Basel by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, TER, TGV to go to Basel by train.
- 4 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Union Ivkoni, BlaBlaCar, Union Ivkoni International.
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