There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Pirna 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 Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhoftrain 50
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
9h 11m€150–743Fly Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandautrain
8h 4m€79–292Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresdenbus Ivano-Frankivsk
12h 58mNight train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Dresden Hbfnighttrain En
10h 22m€172–311Drive 758.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Pirnacar 758.1 km
6h 19m€132–191Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 12N
10h 22m€153–647Fly Basel to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BSL - DRS
6h 36m€95–367Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
5h 55m€171–464Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
6h 58m€87–353
Basel to Pirna by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Pirna is to fly and train which costs €85 - €360 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Pirna is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €170 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Pirna. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Pirna Dresdner Straße via Dresden Hauptbahnhof and DD Prohlis Kaufpark Nickern. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Pirna. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Pirna Bahnhof via Frankfurt, Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof and Dresden Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 11m.
The distance between Basel and Pirna is 834 km. The road distance is 758.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Pirna without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 11m and costs €150 - €750.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Basel to Pirna, including transfers.
Basel to Pirna bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Pirna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Pirna is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 11m and costs €150 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 12h 58m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €370 and takes 6h 36m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Pirna, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Pirna Bahnhof via Frankfurt, Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, and Dresden Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 11m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresden once daily, and the journey takes 11h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–350
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- 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
- €55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Basel Sbb to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Pirna bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Dresden station.
Basel to Pirna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Pirna is 758 km. It takes approximately 6h 19m to drive from Basel to Pirna.
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