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How to get fromGera to Baselby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Gera to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train Re3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    7h 9m
    CHF 94–482

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Gera central train station to Jena bus stationbus bus 082 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Jena bus station to Frankfurt Airportbus bus 220
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Basel SBBbus bus
    11h 40m
    CHF 52–85

  3. Drive  635.6 km

    1. Drive from Gera to Baselcar car 635.6 km
    5h 25m
    CHF 108–155

  4. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LEJ - BSL
    7h 16m
    CHF 352–546

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gera Hbf to Hof Hbftrain train Rb
    2. Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus
    12h 45m
    CHF 320–345

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    6h 14m
    CHF 168–666

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 28m
    CHF 171–625

  8. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    6h 56m
    CHF 274–512

  9. Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    3. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DRS - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 52m
    CHF 402–670

Gera to Basel by train

Calendar65Weekly Trains
Duration7h 9mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 94Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 670.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 9m

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

You can take a train from Gera Hbf to Basel Bad Bf via Erfurt Hbf in around 7h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gera central train station to Basel SBB via Jena bus station and Frankfurt Airport in around 11h 40m.

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