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There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Dresden by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhoftrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    8h 39m
    €145–701

  2. Rideshare

    cheapest
    1. Take the rideshare from Basel to Dresdenrideshare rideshare 737.6 km
    8h 37m
    €44

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresdenbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    11h 35m
    €85–95

  4. Night train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Dresden-Neustadtnighttrain night train En
    9h 43m
    €160–300

  5. Drive 737.8 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Dresdencar car 737.8 km
    6h 13m
    €129–186

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12N
    9h 50m
    €140–650

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich Flughafentrain train Ir36
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Dresden central stationbus bus FlixBus N42
    14h 18m
    €90–194

  8. Fly Basel to Dresden Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane BSL - DRS
    6h 3m
    €106–410

  9. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane ZRH - DRS
    5h 22m
    €177–446

  10. Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BSL - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    6h 16m
    €82–354

  11. Fly Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane BSL - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    7h 54m
    €82–298

Basel to Dresden by train

Calendar81Weekly Trains
Duration8h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket€145Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 817 km
  • Duration: 8h 39m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt and Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof in around 8h 39m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresden once daily. Tickets cost €85–95 and the journey takes 11h 35m.

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