There are 11 ways to get from Riesa to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
7h 41mCHF 67–194Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N86 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBBbus
12h 3mCHF 49–109Night train
- Take the night train from Riesa to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain En
9h 18mCHF 130–190Drive 736.8 km
- Drive from Riesa to Baselcar 736.8 km
6h 24mCHF 119–171Train
- Take the train from Riesa to Basel Bad Bftrain Ec
9h 18mCHF 100–160Train #2
- Take the train from Riesa to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
12h 52mCHF 150–208Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Basel (BSL)plane DRS - BSL
6h 27mCHF 179–324Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
5h 6mCHF 61–202Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 1mCHF 139–388Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 25mCHF 76–216Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane PRG - BSL
8h 7mCHF 83–256
Riesa to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riesa to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 110 and takes 12h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Riesa to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 6m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 210.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Riesa and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 18m.
The distance between Riesa and Basel is 763 km. The road distance is 736.8 km.
The best way to get from Riesa to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 41m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Riesa to Basel, including transfers.
Riesa to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof station.
Riesa to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riesa to Basel is 737 km. It takes approximately 6h 24m to drive from Riesa to Basel.
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What companies run services between Riesa, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Leipzig Hbf and Frankfurt in around 7h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–470
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–470
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–120
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Riesa to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Riesa to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–170
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Night train from Riesa to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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