There are 8 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 Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
8h 41m€154–561Drive 758 km
cheapest- Drive from Basel to Pirnacar 758 km
6h 18m€131–190Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresdenbus Ivano-Frankivsk
13h 1mNight train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Dresden Hbfnighttrain En
10h 20m€171–293Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 12N
10h 20m€156–359Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BSL - DRS
6h 26m€179–614Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
5h 55m€161–501Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
5h 56m€176–489
Basel to Pirna by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Pirna is to drive which costs €130 - €190 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Pirna is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €160 - €500.
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 Dresden Erich-Kästner-Straße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 1m.
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 and Dresden Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 41m.
The distance between Basel and Pirna is 834 km. The road distance is 758 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Pirna without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 41m and costs €150 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 41m 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 8h 41m and costs €150 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 13h 1m, you could also fly, which costs €170 - €650 and takes 6h 26m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Pirna, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Pirna Bahnhof via Frankfurt and Dresden Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 41m. 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
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Basel Sbb to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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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 18m to drive from Basel to Pirna.
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