There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Saxony by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Halle (Saale)
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 12
6h 32m€132–542Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain En
7h 33m€40–270Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Leipzig central train stationbus N13 / ...
10h 30m€58–101Drive 680.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Leipzigcar 680.8 km
6h 20m€119–172Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain 12 / ...
6h 53m€130–550Fly Basel to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BSL - DRS
5h 57m€105–378Fly Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BSL - LEJ
5h 49m€126–307Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
5h 16m€168–443Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
5h 51m€91–370Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, 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 S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h€119–435
Basel to Saxony by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Saxony is to bus which costs €55 - €110 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Saxony is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €160 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Saxony station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Leipzig Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 33m.
The distance between Basel and Saxony is 716 km. The road distance is 680.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Saxony without a car is to train via Halle (Saale) which takes 6h 32m and costs €130 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Basel to Saxony, including transfers.
Basel to Saxony bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Saxony train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Saxony is to train via Halle (Saale) which takes 6h 32m and costs €130 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 10h 30m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €380 and takes 5h 57m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Saxony, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €120–500 and the journey takes 5h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Leipzig central train station via Frankfurt central train station in around 10h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Night train from Basel Sbb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Saxony bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Basel to Saxony train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Halle(Saale)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Saxony is 681 km. It takes approximately 6h 20m to drive from Basel to Saxony.
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