There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Berlin Hbf by train, bus, night train, car, train (Trenitalia), or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berlin Hbftrain 12 / ...
7h 1m€150–700Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Berlin Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 6m€45–130Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresdenbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus 060 / ...
14h 38mDrive 841.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Berlin Hbfcar 841.4 km
7h 38m€146–210Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
7h 31m€145–654Train via S Ostbahnhof
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Ice
7h 34m€298–894Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
4h 18m€61–236Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
5h 26m€87–307Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane STR - BER
5h 46m€134–473
Basel to Berlin Hbf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Berlin Hbf is to night train which costs €45 - €130 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Berlin Hbf is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs €60 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Berlin Hbf station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Berlin Südkreuz train station via Dresden central station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 38m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Berlin Hbf. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 1m.
The distance between Basel and Berlin Hbf is 842 km. The road distance is 841.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Berlin Hbf without a car is to train which takes 7h 1m and costs €150 - €700.
The train from Basel SBB to Berlin Hbf takes 7h 1m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Basel to Berlin Hbf bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Berlin Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Berlin Hbf is to train which takes 7h 1m and costs €150 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 14h 38m, you could also fly, which costs €60 - €240 and takes 4h 18m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Berlin Hbf, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to Berlin Hbf every 3 hours. Tickets cost €150–700 and the journey takes 7h 1m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Berlin Hbf via Dresden, Dresden central station, Berlin Südkreuz train station, and S Südkreuz Bhf in around 14h 38m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
Train from Basel SBB to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Dresden central station to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- RegioJet
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Berlin Hbf bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Dresden station.
Basel to Berlin Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Berlin Hbf is 841 km. It takes approximately 7h 38m to drive from Basel to Berlin Hbf.
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