There are 10 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€185–283Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Basel to Dresden737.6 km
8h 37m€44Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresdenbus Ivano-Frankivsk
11h 35mNight 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€127–183Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 12N
9h 50m€110–180Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel to Hofbus Kyiv-Lyon / ...
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain Re3
14h 41mFly Basel to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BSL - DRS
5h 41m€200–664Train 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 31m€146–432Fly 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 21m€81–197
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 31m and costs €140 - €440.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Dresden. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 35m.
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 €180 - €290.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Basel to Dresden, including transfers.
Basel to Dresden bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof 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 €180 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 11h 35m, you could also fly, which costs €200 - €700 and takes 5h 41m.
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, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresden once daily, and the journey takes 11h 35m.
- 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 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
- 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 Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- 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
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
- 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 Hof Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.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
- 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
- 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 GrandBus, arrive at Dresden 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.
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There are 2015+ 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.
























