There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Chemnitz by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re6
7h 56m€185–285Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Chemnitz central bus stationbus 321
10h 30m€40–72Drive 665.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Chemnitzcar 665.3 km
5h 34m€114–165Fly Basel to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BSL - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 59m€227–695Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain 12N
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re6
9h 42m€127–244Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel to Hofbus Kyiv-Lyon / ...
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain Re
13h 15mFly Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BSL - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 37m€125–389Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 49m€173–463Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 24m€91–207
Basel to Chemnitz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Chemnitz is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Chemnitz is to drive which takes 5h 34m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Chemnitz station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Chemnitz central bus station via Freiburg and Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Chemnitz. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 56m.
The distance between Basel and Chemnitz is 778 km. The road distance is 665.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Chemnitz without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 56m and costs €180 - €290.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Basel to Chemnitz, including transfers.
Basel to Chemnitz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Chemnitz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Chemnitz is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 56m and costs €180 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 10h 30m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Chemnitz, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf in around 7h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Chemnitz central bus station via Freiburg and Nuremberg central bus station in around 10h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–330
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–330
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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 Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €48–53
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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
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 Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
Train from Hof Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Hof Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Chemnitz central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Basel to Hof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Chemnitz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Basel to Chemnitz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Chemnitz is 665 km. It takes approximately 5h 34m to drive from Basel to Chemnitz.
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