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There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Pirna by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    8h 34m
    €154–715

  2. Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BSL - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    6h 58m
    €92–361

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresdenbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    12h 58m

  4. Night train

    1. Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Dresden Hbfnighttrain night train En
    10h 22m
    €173–308

  5. Drive 758 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Pirnacar car 758 km
    6h 19m
    €135–194

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12N
    10h 22m
    €155–584

  7. Fly Basel to Dresden Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane BSL - DRS
    6h 36m
    €109–394

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane ZRH - DRS
    5h 55m
    €172–459

Basel to Pirna by train

Calendar93Weekly Trains
Duration8h 34mAverage Duration
Ticket€154Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 834.1 km
  • Duration: 8h 34m

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 34m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresden once daily, and the journey takes 11h 35m.

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