There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Berlin Hbf 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
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Berlin Hbftrain 12N / ...
6h 52m€140–320Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Berlin Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 4m€45–130Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1326
14h 27m€82–130Drive 840.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Berlin Hbfcar 840.2 km
7h 37m€152–219Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain 12 / ...
7h 20m€141–323Train via S Ostbahnhof
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Ice
7h 36m€314–488Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
4h 18m€51–235Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
5h 27m€89–261Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane STR - BER
5h 50m€132–484
Basel to Berlin Hbf by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Berlin Hbf is to night train which costs €45 - €130 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Berlin Hbf is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs €50 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Berlin Hbf. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arriving at S+U Zoologischer Garten/Jebensstr. via Mulhouse and S Messe Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 27m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Berlin Hbf. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 52m.
The distance between Basel and Berlin Hbf is 838 km. The road distance is 840.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Berlin Hbf without a car is to train which takes 6h 52m and costs €140 - €320.
The train from Basel Bad Bf to Berlin Hbf takes 6h 52m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Basel to Berlin Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
Basel to Berlin Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Berlin Hbf is to train which takes 6h 52m and costs €140 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €130 and takes 14h 27m, you could also fly, which costs €50 - €240 and takes 4h 18m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Berlin Hbf, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Berlin Hbf every 3 hours. Tickets cost €140–320 and the journey takes 6h 52m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof 5 times a week. Tickets cost €75–120 and the journey takes 12h 25m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
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 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
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 Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
Train from Basel SBB to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €310–490
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Berlin Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Basel to Berlin Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Berlin Hbf is 840 km. It takes approximately 7h 37m to drive from Basel to Berlin Hbf.
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