There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Potsdam by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 12
7h 53m€73–219Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hanover central bus stationbus N33
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Berlin Wannseebus N1361
14h 10m€51–153Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 50m€71–275Drive 814.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Potsdamcar 814.7 km
7h 20m€141–204Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain 11 / ...
8h 21m€58–224Fly from Basel, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 15m€54–170Train to Zurich Airport, fly, 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 Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 26m€76–186Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane STR - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 10m€113–325Train to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FDH - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 5m€159–403
Basel to Potsdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Potsdam is to bus which costs €50 - €160 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Potsdam is to fly and train which takes 5h 15m and costs €50 - €170.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Potsdam. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 53m.
The distance between Basel and Potsdam is 927 km. The road distance is 814.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Potsdam without a car is to train which takes 7h 53m and costs €70 - €220.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Basel to Potsdam, including transfers.
Basel to Potsdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Potsdam is to train which takes 7h 53m and costs €70 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €160 and takes 14h 10m.
Basel to Potsdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Potsdam is 815 km. It takes approximately 7h 20m to drive from Basel to Potsdam.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Potsdam, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof every 4 hours. Tickets cost €70–200 and the journey takes 7h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Potsdam Hbf via Hanover central bus station, Berlin Wannsee, and Berlin-Wannsee in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Friedrichshafen Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–29
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Berlin Wannsee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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