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There are 12 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 Frankfurttrain50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain20 / ...
    6h 30m
    CHF 62–193

  2. Train #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Halle to Basel Bad BftrainFlx10
    7h 43m
    CHF 18–82

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbusN86 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBBbusFlixBus N872
    10h 30m
    CHF 37–82

  4. Night train

    1. Take the night train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Bad BfnighttrainNj
    7h 11m
    CHF 55–250

  5. Drive 681.9 km

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Baselcar681.9 km
    6h 19m
    CHF 109–157

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain12N
    7h 7m
    CHF 40–360

  7. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)planeLEJ - BSL
    5h 28m
    CHF 88–284

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

    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeLEJ - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
    7h 12m
    CHF 168–318

  9. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)planeBER - BSL
    5h 23m
    CHF 53–217

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)planeFRA - BSL
    5h 38m
    CHF 149–357

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

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeDRS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
    6h 33m
    CHF 145–400

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

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeBER - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
    6h 42m
    CHF 68–241

Leipzig to Basel by train

Calendar128Weekly Trains
Duration6h 30mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 62Cheapest 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 30m. 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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