There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Berlin (State) by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
4h 8m€50–177Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Ostbahnhoftrain 12
7h 31m€131–150Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresdenbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Berlin Alexanderplatzbus 070 / ...
15h 30mNight train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Ostbahnhofnighttrain Nj
10h 29m€70–279Train 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 17m€86–216Train, 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 54m€126–314Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain 11 / ...
7h 45m€193–297Drive 843.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Berlincar 843.1 km
7h 41m€147–212
Basel to Berlin (State) by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Berlin (State) is to fly which costs €50 - €180 and takes 4h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Berlin (State) is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs €50 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Berlin (State). However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Berlin Alexanderplatz via Dresden central station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Berlin (State). However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via S Ostbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 31m.
The distance between Basel and Berlin (State) is 708 km. The road distance is 843.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Berlin (State) without a car is to train which takes 7h 31m and costs €130 - €150.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Basel to Berlin (State), including transfers.
Basel to Berlin (State) bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Berlin (State) train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Berlin (State) is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs €50 - €180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €150 and takes 7h 31m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 15h 30m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Berlin (State), Germany?
easyJet, Air Dolomiti, and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to S Ostbahnhof every 4 hours. Tickets cost €130–150 and the journey takes 7h 26m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to S Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- 1st Class
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Berlin (State) bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Dresden station.
Basel to Berlin (State) train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Ostbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Berlin (State) is 843 km. It takes approximately 7h 41m to drive from Basel to Berlin (State).
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