There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Dresden by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
8h 11m€68–200Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Praguebus FlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
12h€42–130Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Dresden-Neustadtnighttrain En
9h 43m€150–220Drive 737.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Dresdencar 737.7 km
6h 11m€129–186Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain 12N
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Mittetrain Re50
9h 42m€101–230Train #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 12N
9h 50m€70–180Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Basel to Dresden737.6 km
8h 37m€44Fly Basel to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BSL - DRS
5h 54m€180–334Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
5h 30m€142–390Fly 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 Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 19m€61–219Fly 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 Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
7h 37m€105–253
Basel to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Dresden is to rideshare which costs €44 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Dresden is to train and fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €140 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Dresden central station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Dresden-Neustadt. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Basel and Dresden is 817 km. The road distance is 737.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Dresden without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 11m and costs €65 - €200.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Basel to Dresden, including transfers.
Basel to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Dresden is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 11m and costs €65 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €130 and takes 12h, you could also fly, which costs €180 - €340 and takes 5h 54m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt in around 8h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Dresden central station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 12h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 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 Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- 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 Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- 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 Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €18–24
- Business
- €19–21
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Basel to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €44
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prague station.
Basel to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Dresden is 738 km. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Basel to Dresden.
Book your Basel to Dresden train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Basel to Dresden bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1972+ hotels available in Dresden.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Basel and Dresden. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.








































