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There are 13 ways to get from Leipzig to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 20 / ...
    6h 32m
    CHF 54–169

  2. Train #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Halle to Basel Bad Bftrain train Flx10
    7h 44m
    CHF 18–82

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus N86 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N872
    10h 30m
    CHF 35–81

  4. Night train

    1. Take the night train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain night train Nj
    7h 7m
    CHF 55–250

  5. Drive 681.7 km

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Baselcar car 681.7 km
    6h 22m
    CHF 110–159

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12N
    7h 7m
    CHF 60–360

  7. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LEJ - BSL
    6h 28m
    CHF 109–304

  8. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane LEJ - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 57m
    CHF 159–308

  9. Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DRS - BSL
    6h 58m
    CHF 180–338

  10. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    5h 24m
    CHF 55–217

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

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DRS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 32m
    CHF 140–402

  12. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LEJ - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    5h 40m
    CHF 108–305

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

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 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 70–231

Leipzig to Basel by train

Calendar120Weekly Trains
Duration6h 32mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 54Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt in around 6h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Basel SBB via Nuremberg central bus station in around 10h 30m.

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