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How to get fromBasel to Zwickauby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Zwickau by train, bus, 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 Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain train S5x / ...
    8h 15m
    €137–315

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N872
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Zwickau central train stationbus bus 321 / ...
    9h 30m
    €60–72

  3. Drive  633.4 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Zwickaucar car 633.4 km
    5h 20m
    €114–165

  4. 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/Halle Flughafen to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 40m
    €139–429

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain train 12N
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain train S5x / ...
    9h 11m
    €140–311

  6. Train via Nuremberg

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 60
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbftrain train Re
    10h 20m
    €120–318

  7. 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 Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbftrain train
    7h 36m
    €198–475

  8. 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 Leipzig Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 32m
    €93–343

Basel to Zwickau by train

Calendar110Weekly Trains
Duration8h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€137Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 783 km
  • Duration: 8h 15m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zwickau, Germany?

You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf in around 8h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Zwickau central train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 9h 30m.

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