What is the best way to travel from Basel to Giessen?
Looking for a trip? Check and compare all the available Trains, Carpool and Buses to Giessen from Basel. Look at different modes of transportation, search for the cheapest tickets, fastest rides and most popular stations, and see all 3 available companies to find your perfect trip!
What is the cheapest way to reach Giessen from Basel?
You can reach Giessen with just £19 by taking a Bus from FlixBus, but there are many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for you for the next few days here.
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FlixBus7h 10m004:50BaselCentral Station12:00GiessenMathematikum Bus Stop0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 13/06/2026 04:50:00 to Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 13/06/2026 12:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £21 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 10m
Cheapest Buses Saturday
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FlixBus7h 10m004:50BaselCentral Station12:00GiessenMathematikum Bus Stop0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 04:50:00 to Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 14/06/2026 12:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £22 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 10m
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Deutsche Bahn11h 12m020:50BaselBadischer Train Station08:02GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Badischer Train Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 20:50:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 15/06/2026 08:02:00. 50 Economy ticket for £24 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 12m
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Deutsche Bahn3h 34m005:25BaselBadischer Train Station08:59GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Badischer Train Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 05:25:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 14/06/2026 08:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £33 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 34m
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Deutsche Bahn3h 38m006:25BaselBadischer Train Station10:03GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Badischer Train Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 06:25:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 14/06/2026 10:03:00. 50 Economy ticket for £33 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 38m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 3m006:56BaselBadischer Train Station10:59GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Badischer Train Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 06:56:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 14/06/2026 10:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £33 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 3m
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BlaBlaCar3h 50m010:00Basel13:50Giessen0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 10:00:00 to , Giessen (Germany) arriving at 14/06/2026 13:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 50m
Cheapest Buses Sunday
Cheapest Trains Sunday
Cheapest Carpool Sunday
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FlixBus7h 10m004:50BaselCentral Station12:00GiessenMathematikum Bus Stop0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 15/06/2026 04:50:00 to Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 15/06/2026 12:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £19 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 10m
Cheapest Buses Monday
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FlixBus7h 10m004:50BaselCentral Station12:00GiessenMathematikum Bus Stop0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 16/06/2026 04:50:00 to Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 16/06/2026 12:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £19 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 10m
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Deutsche Bahn9h 5m022:57BaselCentral Station08:02GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 16/06/2026 22:57:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 17/06/2026 08:02:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 5m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 13m004:46BaselCentral Station08:59GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 16/06/2026 04:46:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 16/06/2026 08:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 13m
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Deutsche Bahn3h 43m005:16BaselCentral Station08:59GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 16/06/2026 05:16:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 16/06/2026 08:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 43m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 13m010:46BaselCentral Station14:59GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 16/06/2026 10:46:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 16/06/2026 14:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 13m
Cheapest Buses Tuesday
Cheapest Trains Tuesday
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FlixBus7h 10m004:50BaselCentral Station12:00GiessenMathematikum Bus Stop0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 17/06/2026 04:50:00 to Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 17/06/2026 12:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £19 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 10m
Cheapest Buses Wednesday
What are the fastest trips from Basel to Giessen?
You can get to Giessen from Basel in just 3h 34m with a Train from Deutsche Bahn. But this is just one option, click on any of the offers below to compare it with the other available modes of transportations.
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FlixBus7h 10m004:50BaselCentral Station12:00GiessenMathematikum Bus Stop0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 13/06/2026 04:50:00 to Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 13/06/2026 12:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £21 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 10m
Fastest Buses Saturday
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Deutsche Bahn3h 34m005:25BaselBadischer Train Station08:59GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Badischer Train Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 05:25:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 14/06/2026 08:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £33 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 34m
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Deutsche Bahn3h 38m006:25BaselBadischer Train Station10:03GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Badischer Train Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 06:25:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 14/06/2026 10:03:00. 50 Economy ticket for £33 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 38m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 3m006:56BaselBadischer Train Station10:59GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Badischer Train Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 06:56:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 14/06/2026 10:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £33 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 3m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 3m018:56BaselBadischer Train Station22:59GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Badischer Train Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 18:56:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 14/06/2026 22:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £33 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 3m
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BlaBlaCar3h 50m010:00Basel13:50Giessen0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 10:00:00 to , Giessen (Germany) arriving at 14/06/2026 13:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 50m
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FlixBus7h 10m004:50BaselCentral Station12:00GiessenMathematikum Bus Stop0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 14/06/2026 04:50:00 to Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 14/06/2026 12:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £22 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 10m
Fastest Trains Sunday
Fastest Carpool Sunday
Fastest Buses Sunday
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FlixBus7h 10m004:50BaselCentral Station12:00GiessenMathematikum Bus Stop0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 15/06/2026 04:50:00 to Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 15/06/2026 12:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £19 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 10m
Fastest Buses Monday
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Deutsche Bahn3h 43m005:16BaselCentral Station08:59GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 16/06/2026 05:16:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 16/06/2026 08:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 43m
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Deutsche Bahn3h 48m012:46BaselCentral Station16:34GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 16/06/2026 12:46:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 16/06/2026 16:34:00. 50 Economy ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 48m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 13m004:46BaselCentral Station08:59GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 16/06/2026 04:46:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 16/06/2026 08:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 13m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 13m010:46BaselCentral Station14:59GiessenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 16/06/2026 10:46:00 to Central Station, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 16/06/2026 14:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 13m
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FlixBus7h 10m004:50BaselCentral Station12:00GiessenMathematikum Bus Stop0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 16/06/2026 04:50:00 to Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 16/06/2026 12:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £19 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 10m
Fastest Trains Tuesday
Fastest Buses Tuesday
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FlixBus7h 10m004:50BaselCentral Station12:00GiessenMathematikum Bus Stop0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Basel (Switzerland) at 17/06/2026 04:50:00 to Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 17/06/2026 12:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £19 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 10m
Fastest Buses Wednesday
Here you will find all operators and timetables for a
Bus from Basel to Giessen
What are the most popular stations in Basel and Giessen?
In Basel, you will usually depart from Central Station, Markthalle Bus Station or Badischer Train Station, while in Giessen you will be arriving at Central Bus Station, Mathematikum Bus Stop or Central Station, but there are many more stops to explore in both locations.
How do I decide? Some tips and tricks from our experience
Are you having trouble deciding on how to get to Giessen from Basel? With 3 connections between 3 Carpool, Train and Bus operators, it can be difficult to find the one ride that will make you happy. But we have some tips that can help you make the best informed decision. First of all, the best trip is always the one that meets all your needs, so make a list of all the things that you want from this journey and look for something that will satisfy all of them. Here we will go through some of the factors mostly commonly taken into consideration.
Look for the lowest price
Ticket price is usually the main concern: even if you can afford to pay more, why do it if there are cheaper options? Saving on the trip means that you can spend more on the vacation itself! Between Basel and Giessen, you can pay as low as £19 with a Bus from FlixBus.Travel duration
Time is also an important factor. An earlier departure may allow you to see a beautiful sunset or relax before an important event. And remember, time is money, so paying more for a shorter trip may be well worth it. For longer distances, flights are without doubt the best options, but be mindful of airport times and possible delays: a high-speed train may end up cheaper and faster! Here the quicker option is definitely the Train from Deutsche Bahn: you will get to Giessen in just 3h 34m.Comfort makes all the difference
You should always take into account what your personal travelling preferences are. Is one hand luggage enough, or are you trasporting more? Would you like to have a snack during the journey? Can you relax in a busy compartment, or do you need space for yourself? Even among the same mode of transportation, different companies will offer you varying levels of comfort and amenities. The main operators connecting Basel and Giessen are Deutsche Bahn, FlixBus and BlaBlaCar, but be sure to check what they have to offer!Save money with deals, and always compare
One last tip? Even if you live in Basel and Giessen is your only destination, it may be wise to check the offers from and to nearby cities or, if you are flyng, nearby airports. Check the trips from Birsfelden or to Allendorf an der Lahn, and look at flights from Basel Mulhouse Airport, and landing at . Comparing different routes may allow you to find deals or promotions you were not aware of. Consider also signing up to CheckMyBus to see even more exclusive promotions!Which companies offer a trip from Basel to Giessen?
The most popular companies between Basel and Giessen, are Deutsche Bahn, FlixBus and BlaBlaCar. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.
Bus companies: FlixBus
Train companies: Deutsche Bahn
All you need to know when you travel from Basel to Giessen
Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Basel to Giessen. See which seat classes are available, and what amenities are other advantages offered by the operators on your journey.
FAQs about the trip from Basel to Giessen
How can I reach Giessen from Basel?
Every day, there are on average 3 connections between Carpool, Train and Bus, with which you can get to Giessen from Basel.
How far is Giessen from Basel?
The distance between Basel and Giessen is 344.5 km.
What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Basel and Giessen?
Trains and buses are by far the greenest options, with trains surpassing buses on longer routes. Planes will always be the worst polluters, especially in shorter flights, were the emissions from the takeoff and landing are less offset by the distance.
On this particular route, a bus will emit, per person, a total of 9 kgs of CO2, a train 12 kgs, a car 59 kgs, and a flight 85 kgs.
What is the cheapest mode of transport from Basel to Giessen?
You can get to Giessen with just £19 by taking a Bus from FlixBus.
What is the fastest way to get from Basel to Giessen?
While a plane is travelling fastest boarding and transfer to airport consumes a lot of time. Usually, high speed trains are better than flights if pure train travel time is below 4 hours. For this particular route, you can get to Giessen in just 3h 34m with a Train from Deutsche Bahn.
More routes to Basel and to Giessen
Looking for more options? Here you can see the most popular routes to Basel and to Giessen. Simply click on a connection, and you’ll find all the details about the route!
