There are 12 ways to get from Zwickau to Basel by train, bus, night train, 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 20 / ...
8h 18mCHF 66–180Bus
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 31–61Train, night train
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the night train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain En
9h 41mCHF 134–190Drive 633.2 km
- Drive from Zwickau to Baselcar 633.2 km
5h 23mCHF 100–144Train
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 12N
9h 41mCHF 74–390Train 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 20mCHF 119–317Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Basel (BSL)plane DRS - BSL
7h 37mCHF 189–333Train 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 11mCHF 149–387Train, 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 7mCHF 63–230Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
7h 25mCHF 147–339Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Hof Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Eggmühltrain
- Take the train from Eggmühl to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
8h 14mTrain, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- 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
8h 55m
Zwickau to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zwickau to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 65 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Zwickau to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs SFr 95 - 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 8h 18m.
The distance between Zwickau and Basel is 783 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 8h 18m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 8h 18m 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 8h 18m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 65 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 8h 18m. 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
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–460
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–460
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–350
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–460
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hof Hbf to Eggmühl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eggmühl to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–170
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–190
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–370
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–15
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Eggmühl to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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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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