There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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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 51m€148–746Fly 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
8h 30m€82–278Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresdenbus Ivano-Frankivsk
14h 19mNight train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Bad Schandaunighttrain En
11h 26m€170–320Drive 783.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Infostelle Eishauscar 783.6 km
6h 54m€136–196Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhoftrain 12N
11h 26m€150–700Fly Basel to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BSL - DRS
7h 25m€98–363Train 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 44m€174–454Fly 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 Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
7h 47m€95–358
Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park is to fly and train which costs €80 - €280 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park is to train and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €170 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Bastei via Dresden Hauptbahnhof, DD Prohlis Kaufpark Nickern and Pirna ZOB / Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Pirna Bahnhof via Frankfurt and Dresden Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 51m.
The distance between Basel and Saxon Switzerland National Park is 848 km. The road distance is 783.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 51m and costs €140 - €750.
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park, including transfers.
Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 51m and costs €140 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 14h 19m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €370 and takes 7h 25m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Saxon Switzerland National Park, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Bastei via Frankfurt, Dresden Hauptbahnhof, Pirna Bahnhof, Pirna ZOB / Bahnhof, and Bastei in around 9h 51m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dresden once daily, and the journey takes 11h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- 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
- €55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Basel Sbb to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–320
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
- €29–45
- 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
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Dresden station.
Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park is 784 km. It takes approximately 6h 54m to drive from Basel to Saxon Switzerland National Park.
There are 1601+ hotels available in Saxon Switzerland National Park.


































