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Basel → Frankfurt by train: where is the ticket cheapest?
19 trains compared · checked 9 Nov 2026 to 9 Nov 2026
One train from the latest check: 08:46–11:38 · ICE 74 + ICE 1010 · travel 16 Nov 2026 · checked 9 Nov 2026. All trains are listed below under “All measured trains”.
Same train · from €33.99
at bahn.de (DB) · travel date 8 Dec 2026, 08:16–11:08 · checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest trip overall · from €13.00
Omio on 2 of 4 travel dates · all trains and sellers, cheapest trip per travel date
Cheapest trip overall (any train): Omio on 2 of 4 travel dates, from €13.00. For Basel – Frankfurt, bahn.de (DB) was the cheapest seller of the same train for 16 of 19 compared trains (typical fare €46). At Omio, the same train cost a median of 16 % more (19 trains in common).
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Fares change all the time; check the seller's website before booking. Opens the search for 8 Dec 2026 directly: bahn.de (DB).
Sellers compared
| Seller | How often cheapest | vs. bahn.de (DB) |
|---|---|---|
| bahn.de (DB) Railway of the origin or destination country · 19 trains | 16 of 19 | – |
| Omio Reseller (sells tickets of many railways) · 19 trains | 3 of 19 | +16 % · 19 trains |
Counted per train the seller offered: “cheapest alone” = nobody was cheaper or equally cheap; “tied cheapest” = the same lowest fare as at least one other seller; “more expensive” = another seller was cheaper. “Vs. bahn.de (DB)”: median price difference for the trains both sellers offered. Other currencies are converted at the ECB reference rate of the day the fare was checked.
When to book? Fares by booking time
Cheapest ticket for Basel – Frankfurt (median): 1–2 weeks ahead €55, 2–4 weeks ahead €50, more than 4 weeks ahead €40.
| Checked | Trains | cheapest fare (median) | usually cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 weeks ahead | 5 | €55 | bahn.de (DB) (4 of 5) |
| 2–4 weeks ahead | 4 | €50 | bahn.de (DB) (3 of 4) |
| more than 4 weeks ahead | 10 | €40 | bahn.de (DB) (9 of 10) |
For each train the lowest fare of all sellers counts. The groups contain different travel dates and trains; this shows a tendency, not a guarantee.
All measured trains
Checked on 9 Nov 2026
| Booked ahead | Train | bahn.de (DB) | Omio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days ahead travel 16 Nov · checked 9 Nov | 08:16–11:08 ICE 374 + ICE 612 | €55.99 | €84.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 7 days ahead travel 16 Nov · checked 9 Nov | 08:46–11:38 ICE 74 + ICE 1010 | €45.99 | €84.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 7 days ahead travel 16 Nov · checked 9 Nov | 09:16–12:08 ICE 200 | €79.99 | €55.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 7 days ahead travel 16 Nov · checked 9 Nov | 10:16–13:08 ICE 372 + ICE 610 | €61.99 | €75.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 7 days ahead travel 16 Nov · checked 9 Nov | 10:46–13:40 ICE 6 | €45.99 | €55.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 21 days ahead travel 30 Nov · checked 9 Nov | 08:16–11:08 ICE 374 + ICE 612 | €49.99 | €56.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 21 days ahead travel 30 Nov · checked 9 Nov | 09:16–12:08 ICE 200 | €61.99 | €52.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 21 days ahead travel 30 Nov · checked 9 Nov | 10:16–13:08 ICE 372 + ICE 610 | €49.99 | €56.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 21 days ahead travel 30 Nov · checked 9 Nov | 11:16–14:08 ICE 108 | €49.99 | €52.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 29 days ahead travel 8 Dec · checked 9 Nov | 08:16–11:08 ICE 374 + ICE 612 | €33.99 | €44.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 29 days ahead travel 8 Dec · checked 9 Nov | 08:46–11:38 ICE 74 + ICE 1010 | €33.99 | €48.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 29 days ahead travel 8 Dec · checked 9 Nov | 09:16–12:08 ICE 200 | €45.99 | €39.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 29 days ahead travel 8 Dec · checked 9 Nov | 10:16–13:08 ICE 372 + ICE 610 | €37.99 | €44.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 29 days ahead travel 8 Dec · checked 9 Nov | 10:46–13:40 ICE 6 | €37.99 | €44.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 42 days ahead travel 21 Dec · checked 9 Nov | 08:16–11:08 ICE 374 + ICE 1078 | €45.99 | €50.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 42 days ahead travel 21 Dec · checked 9 Nov | 08:46–11:38 ICE 74 + ICE 1010 | €41.99 | €50.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 42 days ahead travel 21 Dec · checked 9 Nov | 09:16–12:08 ICE 200 | €49.99 | €56.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 42 days ahead travel 21 Dec · checked 9 Nov | 10:16–13:08 ICE 372 + ICE 1076 | €45.99 | €52.00 incl. estimated service fee |
| 42 days ahead travel 21 Dec · checked 9 Nov | 10:46–13:40 ICE 6 | €41.99 | €50.00 incl. estimated service fee |
Highlighted: cheapest seller for that train. For each day, the table only shows sellers that had a fare on that day. Fares valid only for part of the route are excluded.