There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Cottbus by train, night train, 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 Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 17m€79–210Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 41m€65–200Night train, train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Dresden-Neustadtnighttrain En
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re18
12h 24m€173–238Drive 833.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Cottbuscar 833.4 km
7h 14m€145–209Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 12N
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re18
12h 24m€137–157Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 52m€87–216Fly Basel to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BSL - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 27m€198–361Train 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 Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 2m€160–417Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- 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
- Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 35m€124–355Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h€185–401
Basel to Cottbus by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Cottbus is to fly and train which costs €65 - €200 and takes 5h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cottbus is to fly and train which takes 5h 41m and costs €65 - €200.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Cottbus. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 17m.
The distance between Basel and Cottbus is 847 km. The road distance is 833.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Cottbus without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 17m and costs €75 - €210.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Basel to Cottbus, including transfers.
Basel to Cottbus train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
Basel to Cottbus train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Cottbus is 833 km. It takes approximately 7h 14m to drive from Basel to Cottbus.
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Cottbus, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf in around 9h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- 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
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- 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 Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Night train from Basel Sbb to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
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