There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Zwickau by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
8h 22m€70–170Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationbus FlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Zwickau central train stationbus 321 / ...
9h 30m€34–69Drive 633.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Zwickaucar 633.3 km
5h 18m€107–154Fly 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 Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 34m€130–329Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain 12N
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
9h 18m€91–226Bus, 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, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re3
12h 27mFly Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Chemnitz central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 57mTrain 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 45m€155–413Fly 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 Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 36m€69–239Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Chemnitz central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 7m
Basel to Zwickau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Zwickau is to bus which costs €30 - €70 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Zwickau is to drive which takes 5h 18m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Zwickau station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Zwickau central train station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Zwickau. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 22m.
The distance between Basel and Zwickau is 783 km. The road distance is 633.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Zwickau without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 22m and costs €70 - €170.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Basel to Zwickau, including transfers.
Basel to Zwickau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Zwickau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Zwickau is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 22m and costs €70 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €70 and takes 9h 30m.
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 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Zwickau central train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 9h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
Train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Dresden Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–15
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Zwickau central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Prague to Chemnitz central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Zwickau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Basel to Zwickau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Zwickau is 633 km. It takes approximately 5h 18m to drive from Basel to Zwickau.
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