There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Merseburg by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Halletrain Flx10
6h 18m€52–81Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationbus FlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Hallebus N34
10h 43m€52–100Drive 658.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Merseburgcar 658.4 km
6h 12m€112–161Fly Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BSL - LEJ
6h 32m€112–342Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 82 / ...
6h 41m€69–293Train via Erfurt
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Erfurt Hbftrain 12N
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Merseburg Hbftrain Re
7h 1m€74–146Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ZRH - LEJ
7h 26m€174–366Train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
5h 33m€125–248Fly 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 Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
6h€76–242Train 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 Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
7h 10m€93–256
Basel to Merseburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Merseburg is to train which costs €50 - €85 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Merseburg is to train and fly which takes 5h 33m and costs €120 - €250.
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 Halle(Saale)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 18m.
The distance between Basel and Merseburg is 686 km. The road distance is 658.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Merseburg without a car is to train which takes 6h 18m and costs €50 - €85.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Basel to Merseburg, including transfers.
Basel to Merseburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Merseburg is to train which takes 6h 18m and costs €50 - €85. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €100 and takes 10h 43m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €350 and takes 6h 32m.
Basel to Merseburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Merseburg is 658 km. It takes approximately 6h 12m to drive from Basel to Merseburg.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Merseburg, Germany?
FlixTrain GmbH operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Halle once daily. Tickets cost €50–75 and the journey takes 6h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Merseburg Hbf via Nuremberg central bus station, Halle, and Halle(Saale)Hbf in around 10h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- 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
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Halle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- 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
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Halle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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