There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Wittenberg by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf11
7h 15m€92–220Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationN86 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf28 / ...
11h 23m€50–123Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Lutherstadt Wittenberg HbfNj
9h 6m€65–270Drive 751 km
- Drive from Basel to Wittenberg751 km
6h 53m€129–186Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig HbfEc
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf28 / ...
8h 33m€227–409Train #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf12N
9h 6m€160–240Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)BSL - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
5h 1m€62–217Fly Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)BSL - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
7h 40m€102–329Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)ZRH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
6h 12m€78–243Train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)FRA - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
6h 13m€124–285Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)STR - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
6h 52m€120–365Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
7h 38m€165–454
Basel to Wittenberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Wittenberg is to bus and train which costs €50 - €130 and takes 11h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Wittenberg is to fly and train which takes 5h 1m and costs €60 - €220.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 6m.
The distance between Basel and Wittenberg is 769 km. The road distance is 751 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Wittenberg without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 15m and costs €90 - €220.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Basel to Wittenberg, including transfers.
Basel to Wittenberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
Basel to Wittenberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Wittenberg is 751 km. It takes approximately 6h 53m to drive from Basel to Wittenberg.
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf via Frankfurt in around 7h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–80
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €220–390
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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