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There are 14 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 45m
    CHF 53–253

  2. Rideshare

    cheapest
    1. Take the rideshare from Dresden to Baselrideshare rideshare 738.4 km
    8h 37m
    CHF 31

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    11h 35m

  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 116–167

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain train Ec
    9h 54m
    CHF 60–160

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Schaffhausen stationbus bus N42
    2. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Basel Bad Bftrain train Re3
    13h 9m
    CHF 60–82

  8. Fly Dresden Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DRS - BSL
    5h 44m
    CHF 169–303

  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 19m
    CHF 123–357

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

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane plane PRG - BSL
    5h 46m

  11. 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 26m
    CHF 54–185

  12. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane PRG - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 5m

  13. Fly Dresden Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane DRS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    6h 4m
    CHF 147–459

  14. 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 41m
    CHF 73–199

Dresden to Basel by train

Calendar63Weekly Trains
Duration7h 45mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 53Cheapest 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 45m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Dresden to Basel, Bahnhof once daily, and the journey takes 11h 35m.

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