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There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Wittenberg by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Erfurt Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    7h 4m
    €145–288

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    8h 28m
    €53–288

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Leipzig central train stationbus bus 144
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    12h 52m
    €77–143

  4. Drive  751 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Wittenbergcar car 751 km
    6h 56m
    €135–195

  5. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train 11
    7h 15m
    €141–292

  6. Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BSL - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    5h 14m
    €65–298

  7. Fly Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane BSL - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    7h 2m
    €146–381

  8. 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 S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    6h 23m
    €98–312

  9. 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 Leipzig Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    8h 20m
    €163–491

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

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane STR - BER
    4. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    6h 43m
    €142–495

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

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane FRA - LEJ
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    6h 13m
    €162–357

  12. 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 Leipzig Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    7h 29m
    €201–545

Basel to Wittenberg by train

Calendar50Weekly Trains
Duration7h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€145Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 773.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 4m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany?

You can take a train from Basel SBB to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf via Erfurt Hbf in around 7h 4m.

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