There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Merseburg 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 Halle(Saale)Hbf82 / ...
6h 42m€64–210Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationFlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to HalleN86
11h 4m€46–119Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Halle(Saale)HbfNj
8h 43m€63–278Drive 655.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Merseburg655.9 km
6h 13m€113–163Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Erfurt Hbf12
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Merseburg HbfRe
6h 51m€58–202Fly Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)BSL - LEJ
6h 58m€97–322Train 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 39m€173–358Fly 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 Halle(Saale)Hbf
5h 49m€72–252Train 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 Halle(Saale)Hbf
6h 59m€88–268
Basel to Merseburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Merseburg is to bus which costs €45 - €120 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Merseburg is to fly and train which takes 5h 49m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Merseburg. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Merseburg Hbf via Frankfurt and Halle(Saale)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 42m.
The distance between Basel and Merseburg is 687 km. The road distance is 655.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Merseburg without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 42m and costs €60 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Basel to Merseburg, including transfers.
Basel to Merseburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Merseburg is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 42m and costs €60 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €120 and takes 11h 4m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €330 and takes 6h 58m.
Basel to Merseburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Merseburg is 656 km. It takes approximately 6h 13m to drive from Basel to Merseburg.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Merseburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Merseburg Hbf via Frankfurt and Halle(Saale)Hbf in around 6h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Merseburg Hbf via Nuremberg central bus station, Halle, and Halle(Saale)Hbf in around 11h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
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 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 Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
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
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- 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 Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- 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
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Halle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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