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There are 13 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 Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    7h 32m
    €121–263

  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 Elsterwerda, Bahnhoftrain train
    6h 52m
    €68–242

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresdenbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    12h 33m
    €94–112

  4. Night train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Riesanighttrain night train En
    9h 4m
    €130–230

  5. Drive  735.5 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Riesacar car 735.5 km
    6h 21m
    €153–220

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain train 12N
    9h 4m
    €120–260

  7. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain train 12N
    2. Take the train from Borsdorf(Sachs) to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain train Re50
    9h 17m
    €121–250

  8. Fly Basel to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane BSL - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain train
    6h 33m
    €159–363

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

    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
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain train
    6h 11m
    €178–463

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane FRA - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain train
    6h 3m
    €179–417

  11. Fly Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane BSL - PRG
    2. Take the bus from Prague to Dresden central stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain train
    7h 26m
    €76–281

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

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane ZRH - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Elsterwerda, Bahnhoftrain train
    8h 1m
    €102–282

  13. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane ZRH - PRG
    3. Take the bus from Prague to Dresden central stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain train
    8h 40m
    €130–291

Basel to Riesa by train

Calendar110Weekly Trains
Duration7h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€121Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 763.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 32m

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 32m.

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