There are 11 ways to get from Zwickau to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
9h 19mCHF 150–733Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus 321 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N872
9h 35mCHF 45–78Drive 633.2 km
- Drive from Zwickau to Baselcar 633.2 km
5h 23mCHF 104–149Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)plane LEJ - BSL
7h 8mCHF 147–353Train
- Take the train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain Re1
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 12
9h 33mCHF 133–505Train, bus
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Heilsbronn to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhofbus
11h 20mTrain to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 5mCHF 187–457Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
7h 51mCHF 180–616Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane PRG - BSL
8h 55mCHF 81–241Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
7h 3mCHF 87–393Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
10h 13mCHF 140–317
Zwickau to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zwickau to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 80 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Zwickau to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 150.
No, there is no direct bus from Zwickau station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Zwickau central train station and arriving at Basel SBB via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Zwickau to Basel. However, there are services departing from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Leipzig Hbf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 19m.
The distance between Zwickau and Basel is 849 km. The road distance is 633.2 km.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 19m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 750.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Zwickau to Basel, including transfers.
Zwickau to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zwickau central train station.
Zwickau to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Basel is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 19m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 80 and takes 9h 35m.
What companies run services between Zwickau, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Leipzig Hbf and Frankfurt in around 9h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zwickau central train station to Basel SBB via Nuremberg central bus station in around 9h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–420
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–360
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–600
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–650
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hof Hbf to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–75
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–90
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–85
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–85
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Hof Hbf to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–75
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–440
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Heilsbronn to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Heilsbronn to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 24–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Zwickau to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Zwickau to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zwickau to Basel is 633 km. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Zwickau to Basel.
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