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There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Riesa 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 Frankfurttrain20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain50 / ...
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain55 / ...
    7h 25m
    €74–217

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbusN86 / ...
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain55 / ...
    11h 18m
    €55–126

  3. Night train

    1. Take the night train from Basel Sbb to RiesanighttrainEn
    9h 7m
    €140–200

  4. Drive 736 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Riesacar736 km
    6h 19m
    €126–182

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain12N
    2. Take the train from Borsdorf(Sachs) to Riesa Busbf/BahnhoftrainRe50
    9h
    €155–230

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain12N
    9h 4m
    €110–130

  7. Fly Basel to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)planeBSL - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
    6h 34m
    €189–358

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)planeZRH - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
    6h 10m
    €150–414

  9. Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)planeBSL - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
    6h 1m
    €68–214

  10. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)planeZRH - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
    7h 12m
    €84–240

  11. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)planeFRA - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
    6h 43m
    €138–281

  12. Fly Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)planeBSL - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
    8h 39m
    €88–221

Basel to Riesa by train

Calendar132Weekly Trains
Duration7h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€74Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Riesa, Germany?

You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof via Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf in around 7h 25m.

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