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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 29m
    CHF 119–439

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the night train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain night train Nj
    7h 32m
    CHF 35–240

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus 220 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    9h 55m

  4. Drive 681.1 km

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Baselcar car 681.1 km
    6h 23m
    CHF 110–159

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12N
    7h 7m
    CHF 110–650

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Bad Koesentrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Bad Koesen to Erfurt Hbftrain train Rb / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 12N
    8h 44m
    CHF 122–254

  7. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LEJ - BSL
    5h 36m
    CHF 106–381

  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
    7h 10m
    CHF 154–397

  9. 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 21m
    CHF 79–223

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    5h 41m
    CHF 179–443

  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 26m
    CHF 153–487

  12. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane plane PRG - BSL
    7h 52m
    CHF 114–300

  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 41m
    CHF 97–279

Leipzig to Basel by train

Calendar130Weekly Trains
Duration6h 29mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 119Cheapest 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 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Basel, Bahnhof via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 9h 55m.

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