There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Leipzig by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf50 / ...
6h 32m€62–190Train
cheapest- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to HalleFlx10
6h 49m€28–91Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationFlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationN86 / ...
10h 25m€43–99Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Leipzig HbfNj
7h 26m€55–270Drive 680.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Leipzig680.8 km
6h 17m€117–169Train #2
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Leipzig Hbf12N
7h 24m€220–390Fly Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)BSL - LEJ
5h 57m€95–305Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)ZRH - LEJ
7h 42m€181–341Train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)FRA - LEJ
5h 15m€117–261Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)BSL - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
5h 46m€50–237Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
6h 40m€158–430Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)ZRH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
6h 56m€66–263
Basel to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Leipzig is to train which costs €28 - €95 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Leipzig is to train and fly which takes 5h 15m and costs €110 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Leipzig Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 26m.
The distance between Basel and Leipzig is 698 km. The road distance is 680.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Leipzig without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 32m and costs €60 - €190.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Basel to Leipzig, including transfers.
Basel to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Leipzig is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 32m and costs €60 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €100 and takes 10h 25m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €310 and takes 5h 57m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Leipzig Hbf via Frankfurt in around 6h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Leipzig central train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 10h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €55–75
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Halle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–14
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- 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 Bad Bf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €220–390
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Basel to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Leipzig is 681 km. It takes approximately 6h 17m to drive from Basel to Leipzig.
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