There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Werdau by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Erfurt Hbftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbftrain Re3 / ...
8h 33m€123–748Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Zwickau central train stationbus 321
11h 17m€53–94Drive 630.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Werdaucar 630.8 km
5h 22m€109–158Fly Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BSL - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Werdau, Bahnhoftrain
7h 5m€156–384Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnbergbus
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbftrain Re
12h 46mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbftrain
7h 52m€192–487Fly 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
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Werdau, Bahnhoftrain
7h 30m€108–441
Basel to Werdau by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Werdau is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Werdau is to drive which takes 5h 22m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Werdau. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Werdau, Uferstr Arbeitsamt via Freiburg, Nuremberg central bus station and Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Werdau. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Gera Hbf via Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 33m.
The distance between Basel and Werdau is 710 km. The road distance is 630.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Werdau without a car is to train which takes 8h 33m and costs €120 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Basel to Werdau, including transfers.
Basel to Werdau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Werdau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Werdau is to train which takes 8h 33m and costs €120 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 17m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Werdau, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Werdau, Gedächtnisplatz via Erfurt Hbf, Gera Hbf, and Gera, Busbahnhof in around 8h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Werdau, Uferstr Arbeitsamt via Freiburg, Nuremberg central bus station, and Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof in around 11h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Werdau, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Werdau, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €240–290
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Werdau, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–100
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Werdau, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Dresden Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Zwickau central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Werdau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Basel to Werdau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Werdau is 631 km. It takes approximately 5h 22m to drive from Basel to Werdau.
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