There are 13 ways to get from Magdeburg to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Braunschweig
best- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12
7h 37mCHF 124–336Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Magdeburg-Buckau to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain Re30
- Take the night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
10h 56mCHF 50–134Bus
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
11h 35mDrive 729 km
- Drive from Magdeburg to Baselcar 729 km
6hCHF 119–172Train
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 12
7h 52mCHF 130–350Drive, car train
- Drive from Magdeburg to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
9h 49mCHF 110–140Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)plane LEJ - BSL
6h 47mCHF 141–429Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
5h 43mCHF 79–288Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Uelzentrain
- Take the train from Uelzen to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
7h 13mCHF 102–360Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 1mCHF 104–339Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 13mCHF 167–488Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
6h 48mCHF 193–527Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Uelzentrain
- Take the train from Uelzen to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 27mCHF 147–471
Magdeburg to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Magdeburg to Basel is to train and night train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 140 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Magdeburg to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 43m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct bus from Magdeburg to Basel. However, there are services departing from Magdeburg and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 35m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Magdeburg Hbf and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 7h 52m.
The distance between Magdeburg and Basel is 766 km. The road distance is 729 km.
The best way to get from Magdeburg to Basel without a car is to train via Braunschweig which takes 7h 37m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 340.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Magdeburg to Basel, including transfers.
Magdeburg to Basel bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Magdeburg station.
Magdeburg to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Magdeburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Magdeburg to Basel is to train via Braunschweig which takes 7h 37m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 11h 35m.
What companies run services between Magdeburg, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Magdeburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf via Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Magdeburg to Basel, Bahnhof via Frankfurt and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 11h 35m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–650
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–470
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Uelzen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg-Buckau to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Magdeburg-Buckau to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 65–80
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Uelzen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Magdeburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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Magdeburg to Basel bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Frankfurt station.
Magdeburg to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Magdeburg to Basel is 729 km. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Magdeburg to Basel.
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