There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Halle (Saale) by train, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 12
5h 47m€110–240Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Basel Bad Bf to Halle(Saale)Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 3m€40–200Drive 666.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Halle (Saale)car 666.4 km
6h 13m€139–200Fly Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BSL - LEJ
5h 51m€136–452Train via Leipzig
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain 12N
8h 31m€126–279Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ZRH - LEJ
7h 25m€155–472Train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
5h 16m€152–298Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
5h 51m€77–270Train 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 S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
6h 59m€111–310
Basel to Halle (Saale) by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Halle (Saale) is to night train which costs €40 - €200 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Halle (Saale) is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €150 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Halle(Saale)Hbf. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 47m.
The distance between Basel and Halle (Saale) is 678 km. The road distance is 666.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Halle (Saale) without a car is to train which takes 5h 47m and costs €110 - €240.
The train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbf takes 5h 47m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Basel to Halle (Saale) train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Halle (Saale) is to train which takes 5h 47m and costs €110 - €240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €460 and takes 5h 51m.
Basel to Halle (Saale) train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Halle(Saale)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Halle (Saale) is 666 km. It takes approximately 6h 13m to drive from Basel to Halle (Saale).
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Halle (Saale), Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €110–240 and the journey takes 5h 47m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–550
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–380
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 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
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
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
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
- €40–170
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 Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- 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 S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
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)
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