There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Bad Schandau by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
9h 7m€138–302Fly Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandautrain
7h 30m€71–288Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresdenbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Sebnitz Busbahnhofbus 261
15h 2mNight train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Bad Schandaunighttrain En
10h 19m€150–260Drive 776.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Bad Schandaucar 776.2 km
6h 39m€163–236Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhoftrain 12N
10h 19m€140–290Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Take the bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Dresden central stationbus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Krippen Bahnhoftrain S1
15h 50m€102–167Fly Basel to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BSL - DRS
6h 51m€158–369Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
6h 30m€177–469Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
6h 21m€178–423Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhoftrain
6h 45m€78–264Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhoftrain
7h 53m€112–304Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandautrain
8h 44m€125–308
Basel to Bad Schandau by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Bad Schandau is to train and bus which costs €100 - €170 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Bad Schandau is to train and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs €170 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Bad Schandau. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Bad Schandau Elbkai via Dresden Hauptbahnhof and Sebnitz Busbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 2m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Bad Schandau. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 19m.
The distance between Basel and Bad Schandau is 856 km. The road distance is 776.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Bad Schandau without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 7m and costs €130 - €310.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Basel to Bad Schandau, including transfers.
Basel to Bad Schandau bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Bad Schandau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Bad Schandau is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 7m and costs €130 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 15h 2m, you could also fly, which costs €150 - €370 and takes 6h 51m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Bad Schandau, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof via Frankfurt and Dresden Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Bad Schandau Elbkai via Dresden, Dresden Hauptbahnhof, and Sebnitz Busbahnhof in around 15h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Basel Sbb to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Krippen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- *
- €25–40
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- *
- €25–40
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- 03501 792-160
- [email protected]
- Website
- ovps.de
Bus from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Sebnitz Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- OVPS Regionalverkehr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Bad Schandau bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Dresden station.
Basel to Bad Schandau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Bad Schandau is 776 km. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Basel to Bad Schandau.
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