There are 8 ways to get from Berlin Hbf to Basel by plane, train, night train, car, or rideshare
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
4h 14mCHF 56–232Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Berlin Hbf to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain Nj
10h 8mCHF 45–120Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
7h 5mCHF 140–600Drive 836.5 km
- Drive from Berlin Hbf to Baselcar 836.5 km
7h 44mCHF 137–197Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 33mCHF 86–294Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BER - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
6h 15mCHF 118–429Train via Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain Ice
10h 44mCHF 293–903Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Berlin to Basel837.3 km
10h 30mCHF 58
Berlin Hbf to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin Hbf to Basel is to rideshare which costs SFr 58 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin Hbf to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 240.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Berlin Hbf and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 5m.
The distance between Berlin Hbf and Basel is 714 km. The road distance is 836.5 km.
The best way to get from Berlin Hbf to Basel without a car is to train which takes 7h 5m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 600.
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Berlin Hbf to Basel, including transfers.
Berlin Hbf to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Berlin Hbf to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 140 - SFr 600 and takes 7h 5m.
Berlin Hbf to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin Hbf to Basel is 836 km. It takes approximately 7h 44m to drive from Berlin Hbf to Basel.
What companies run services between Berlin Hbf, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB hourly. Tickets cost CHF 140–600 and the journey takes 7h 5m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route 3 times a day.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Berlin to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 58
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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