Bus and Coach from Dortmund to Basel: Compare all prices

Compare all timetables for the bus from Dortmund to Basel

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Dortmund to Basel from various bus operators like FlixBus for the next days.

today

£32

tomorrow

£35

Monday

£29

Tuesday

£28

Wednesday

£34

Thursday

£35

Friday

£48

Cheapest bus trips today
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	11h 0m	04:55	Dortmund	Central Station	15:55	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£32	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 13/12/2025 04:55:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 13/12/2025 15:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 0m
FlixBus	11h 45m	13:00	Dortmund	Central Station	00:45	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£32	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 13/12/2025 13:00:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 14/12/2025 00:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
FlixBus	9h 10m	18:40	Dortmund	Central Station	03:50	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£32	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 13/12/2025 18:40:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 14/12/2025 03:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 10m

Cheapest bus trips tomorrow
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	9h 10m	18:40	Dortmund	Central Station	03:50	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£35	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 14/12/2025 18:40:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 15/12/2025 03:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £35 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 10m
FlixBus	11h 0m	04:55	Dortmund	Central Station	15:55	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£40	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 14/12/2025 04:55:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 14/12/2025 15:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £40 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 0m
FlixBus	11h 45m	13:00	Dortmund	Central Station	00:45	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£43	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 14/12/2025 13:00:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 15/12/2025 00:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £43 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m

Cheapest bus trips Monday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	11h 45m	13:00	Dortmund	Central Station	00:45	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£29	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 15/12/2025 13:00:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 16/12/2025 00:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £29 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
FlixBus	11h 0m	04:55	Dortmund	Central Station	15:55	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£30	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 15/12/2025 04:55:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 15/12/2025 15:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £30 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 0m
FlixBus	9h 10m	18:40	Dortmund	Central Station	03:50	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£35	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 15/12/2025 18:40:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 16/12/2025 03:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £35 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 10m

Cheapest bus trips Tuesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	10h 45m	05:10	Dortmund	Central Station	15:55	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£28	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 16/12/2025 05:10:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 16/12/2025 15:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £28 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 45m
FlixBus	13h 55m	08:15	Dortmund	Central Station	22:10	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£28	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 16/12/2025 08:15:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 16/12/2025 22:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £28 per person are available. Travel duration is 13h 55m
FlixBus	12h 0m	19:35	Dortmund	Central Station	07:35	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£28	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 16/12/2025 19:35:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 17/12/2025 07:35:00. 50 Economy ticket for £28 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 0m
FlixBus	11h 20m	21:15	Dortmund	Central Station	08:35	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£29	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 16/12/2025 21:15:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 17/12/2025 08:35:00. 50 Economy ticket for £29 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 20m

Cheapest bus trips Wednesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	10h 45m	05:10	Dortmund	Central Station	15:55	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£34	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 17/12/2025 05:10:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 17/12/2025 15:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £34 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 45m
FlixBus	13h 55m	08:15	Dortmund	Central Station	22:10	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£34	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 17/12/2025 08:15:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 17/12/2025 22:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £34 per person are available. Travel duration is 13h 55m
FlixBus	12h 0m	19:35	Dortmund	Central Station	07:35	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£34	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 17/12/2025 19:35:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 18/12/2025 07:35:00. 50 Economy ticket for £34 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 0m
FlixBus	11h 20m	21:15	Dortmund	Central Station	08:35	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£34	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 17/12/2025 21:15:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 18/12/2025 08:35:00. 50 Economy ticket for £34 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 20m

Cheapest bus trips Thursday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	11h 45m	13:00	Dortmund	Central Station	00:45	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£35	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 18/12/2025 13:00:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 19/12/2025 00:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £35 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
FlixBus	10h 45m	05:10	Dortmund	Central Station	15:55	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£36	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 18/12/2025 05:10:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 18/12/2025 15:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £36 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 45m
FlixBus	9h 10m	18:40	Dortmund	Central Station	03:50	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£50	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 18/12/2025 18:40:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 19/12/2025 03:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £50 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 10m

Cheapest bus trips Friday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	10h 45m	05:10	Dortmund	Central Station	15:55	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£48	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 19/12/2025 05:10:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 19/12/2025 15:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 45m
FlixBus	11h 45m	13:00	Dortmund	Central Station	00:45	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£48	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 19/12/2025 13:00:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 20/12/2025 00:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
FlixBus	9h 10m	18:40	Dortmund	Central Station	03:50	Basel	Central Station	Economy	£60	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 19/12/2025 18:40:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 20/12/2025 03:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £60 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 10m

Did you know that if you travel from Dortmund to Basel via Freiburg, you can save more than £13? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- FlixBus
  
  10h 20m
  
  0
  
  21:15
  
  Dortmund
  Central Station
  
  04:55
  
  Freiburg
  Central Coach Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £29
  
  A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 18/12/2025 21:15:00 to Central Coach Station, Freiburg (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 04:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £29 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 40m
- FlixBus
  
  1h 35m
  
  0
  
  06:00
  
  Freiburg
  Central Coach Station
  
  07:35
  
  Basel
  Central Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £6
  
  A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Coach Station, Freiburg (Germany) at 19/12/2025 06:00:00 to Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) arriving at 19/12/2025 07:35:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 35m
Travel time is 1h 10m longer, but you will save £13

Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest coach from Dortmund to Basel is £27 on 09/12/2025. Flexible travellers save on ticket prices.

Frequency of bus connections between Dortmund and Basel

See here how frequent the connections between Dortmund and Basel are, during different times and days of the week.

Tuesday is the busiest day, with more than 4 daily coaches from Dortmund to Basel. Monday has instead the fewest connections, with only 3 daily coaches between Dortmund and Basel.

The busiest time of the day is the Evening, with 9 coaches from Dortmund to Basel, while Morning sees the fewest connections between Dortmund and Basel, with 2 offers.

Facts about coaches from Dortmund to Basel

Compare all providers like FlixBus that travel 3 times every day by bus from Dortmund to Basel in one click! Book your bus ticket from Dortmund to Basel starting from £27!

Cheapest Bus	£27
Fastest Bus	9h 10m
Earliest Coach	04:55
Latest Coach	18:40
Daily Bus Connections	3 Ø
Distance	438.9 km
Coach Companies	FlixBus

Cheapest coach connections from Dortmund to Basel

Every day, 3 buses from 1 coach companies leave Dortmund for Basel: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 13/12/2025 and for the following days.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday 08/12

Tuesday 09/12

Wednesday 10/12

Thursday 11/12

Friday 12/12

Saturday 13/12

£31

Sunday 14/12

£35

Monday 15/12

£29

Tuesday 16/12

£28

Wednesday 17/12

£34

Thursday 18/12

£35

Friday 19/12

£48

Saturday 20/12

£50

Sunday 21/12

£50

Monday 22/12

£37

Tuesday 23/12

£43

Wednesday 24/12

£48

Thursday 25/12

£46

Friday 26/12

£44

Saturday 27/12

£46

Sunday 28/12

£49

Monday 29/12

£43

Tuesday 30/12

£41

Wednesday 31/12

£48

Thursday 01/01

£46

Friday 02/01

Saturday 03/01

£43

Sunday 04/01

The cheapest time to travel from Dortmund to Basel

See here on which day and which time of the day you can find the cheapest bus ticket from Dortmund to Basel, for the next 30 days.

With a price starting from £28, Tuesday is the cheapest day for a coach from Dortmund to Basel. Friday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from £44.

Morning is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from Dortmund to Basel, with £28. Afternoon is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from £29.

How to save money travelling from Dortmund to Basel

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from Dortmund to Basel in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Dortmund to Basel, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later coaches from Dortmund to Basel are also emptier.

All bus stations and stops in Dortmund and Basel

The map below shows you where to find all the bus stations in Dortmund and Basel.

Signal Iduna Park

Central Bus Station

Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1

Asseln Aplerbecker Straße Bus Stop

Brünninghausen Bus Stop

Dollersweg Bus Stop

Central Station

Meret Oppenheim-Strasse

Musical Theater

Feldbergstrasse 151

Neuweilerstrasse Bus Station

Drei Linden

Marktplatz

Compare the bus with other modes of transport

The bus is often the cheapest mode of transport, while other modes like train or flight are faster. Looking for quicker alternatives to travel from Dortmund to Basel? Compare all modes of transports from Dortmund to Basel.

Service and Comfort on the bus from Dortmund to Basel

Want to know which seat classes are available on the coaches from Dortmund to Basel? Or which bus companies serve the route Dortmund to Basel? Below you will find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the Dortmund to Basel bus

How much does a Dortmund - Basel coach trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and travel time. The cheapest ticket for the Dortmund - Basel bus trip is available from £27 and takes 13h 55m. Compare offers and save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Dortmund to Basel?

The connection Dortmund to Basel is offered by 1 companies with ticket prices ranging from £27 to £60. Therefore, we suggest booking your ticket as soon as possible to ensure you will get the cheapest ticket price.

How many connections are available for the Dortmund - Basel route on average every day?

Each day, the bus route from Dortmund to Basel is offered by roughly 3 busses. By using our search, you can compare bus schedules and find your ideal trip.

How long does a bus to Basel from Dortmund take?

The quickest coach from Dortmund to Basel is provided by FlixBus and takes 9h 10m. Coach tickets for this connection cost £32. However, keep in mind that the connection can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Dortmund to Basel?

The earliest bus to Basel departs from Dortmund at 04:55. In this context, information about departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last coach from Dortmund to Basel?

The latest bus to Basel departs from Dortmund at 18:40. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies serve the Dortmund - Basel route?

Passengers looking to travel from Dortmund to Basel can travel with FlixBus. Compare all available bus tickets with our search to book the trip that works best for you.

Is there a direct bus between Dortmund and Basel?

You can check all the direct connections between Dortmund and Basel by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: FlixBus.

What can I take with me on the bus to Basel from Dortmund?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you are allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the bus for the Dortmund Basel bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a coach that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the Dortmund Basel bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make travelling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from Dortmund to Basel on your planned travel date.

Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Dortmund to Basel

Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

More bus routes to Dortmund and to Basel

Here’s an overview of the most popular bus routes to Dortmund and to Basel. Simply click on the connection of your choice, and you will find all the details about your bus route!