There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Chemnitz by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain Re
8h 6m€141–561Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Chemnitz central bus stationbus 321 / ...
11h 20m€50–90Drive 665.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Chemnitzcar 665.3 km
5h 35m€116–167Fly Basel to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BSL - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
7h 30m€105–381Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain Re
8h 16m€142–557Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnbergbus
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain Re
12h 8m€125–168Train 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 Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
6h 49m€181–478Fly 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 Hbftrain
7h 12m€141–321Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
7h 13m€82–383Fly Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
9h 20m€96–319
Basel to Chemnitz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Chemnitz is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Chemnitz is to drive which takes 5h 35m 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 Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Chemnitz. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Chemnitz Hbf via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Erfurt Hbf and Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 6m.
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 Mannheim which takes 8h 6m and costs €140 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 6m 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 Mannheim which takes 8h 6m and costs €140 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 20m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Chemnitz, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Chemnitz Hbf via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Erfurt Hbf, and Leipzig Hbf in around 8h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Chemnitz central bus station via Karlsruhe central train station in around 11h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–350
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,400
- 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
- €40–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Hof Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Danish Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Chemnitz central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €58–63
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Chemnitz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Basel to Chemnitz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Chemnitz is 665 km. It takes approximately 5h 35m to drive from Basel to Chemnitz.
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