There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Greifswald by train, bus, night train, car, car train, 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 Greifswaldtrain 15
9h 57m€162–334Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Berlin Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Greifswaldtrain 15 / ...
13h 20m€70–195Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Greifswald central bus stationbus
18h 25m€100–159Drive 998.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Greifswaldcar 998.3 km
9h 3m€210–303Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berlin Hbftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Greifswaldtrain 15 / ...
10h 17m€158–339Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Greifswaldcar
13h 39m€147–194Fly 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 Greifswaldtrain
7h 33m€74–271Fly Basel to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Greifswaldtrain
8h 24m€101–398Train 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 Südkreuz Bhf to Greifswaldtrain
8h 42m€108–311Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Greifswaldtrain
9h 33m€165–368
Basel to Greifswald by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Greifswald is to night train and train which costs €70 - €200 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Greifswald is to fly and train which takes 7h 33m and costs €70 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Greifswald station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Greifswald central bus station via Freiburg and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Greifswald. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Greifswald via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 57m.
The distance between Basel and Greifswald is 1048 km. The road distance is 998.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Greifswald without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 57m and costs €160 - €340.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Basel to Greifswald, including transfers.
Basel to Greifswald bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Greifswald train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Greifswald is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 57m and costs €160 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €160 and takes 18h 25m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Greifswald, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Greifswald via Frankfurt in around 9h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Greifswald central bus station via Freiburg and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 18h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Greifswald
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Greifswald
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Greifswald
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Greifswald
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Greifswald
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Greifswald
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Greifswald
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Greifswald
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Greifswald
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Greifswald
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Greifswald
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Greifswald central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Greifswald bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Basel to Greifswald train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Greifswald is 998 km. It takes approximately 9h 3m to drive from Basel to Greifswald.
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