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How to get fromDresden to Baselby train, bus, night train, car, rideshare or plane

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

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 20 / ...
    7h 48m
    CHF 54–173

  2. Rideshare

    cheapest
    1. Take the rideshare from Dresden to Baselrideshare rideshare 738.4 km
    8h 37m
    CHF 32

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus N360 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Prague to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N872
    13h 10m
    CHF 36–124

  4. Night train

    1. Take the night train from Dresden-Neustadt to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain night train En
    9h 47m
    CHF 140–200

  5. Drive 738 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Baselcar car 738 km
    6h 11m
    CHF 120–173

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain train Ec
    9h 54m
    CHF 100–170

  7. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Mitte to Leipzig Hbftrain train Re50
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 12N
    10h 6m
    CHF 83–395

  8. Fly Dresden Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DRS - BSL
    5h 46m
    CHF 169–313

  9. Fly Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DRS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 20m
    CHF 129–367

  10. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    5h 23m
    CHF 59–196

  11. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane plane PRG - BSL
    7h 5m
    CHF 72–227

  12. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BER - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 42m
    CHF 74–210

Dresden to Basel by train

Calendar58Weekly Trains
Duration7h 48mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 54Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt in around 7h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Basel SBB via Prague in around 13h 10m.

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