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There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Wittenberg by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train 11
    7h 15m
    €132–293

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    8h 56m
    €40–120

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Leipzig central train stationbus bus 144
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    12h 53m
    €83–157

  4. Drive  751 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Wittenbergcar car 751 km
    6h 56m
    €136–196

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain train 12N
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    8h 29m
    €133–318

  6. Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BSL - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    5h 14m
    €66–301

  7. Fly Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane BSL - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    6h 42m
    €148–454

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane ZRH - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    6h 23m
    €104–329

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane FRA - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    6h 7m
    €166–361

  10. Fly Basel to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane BSL - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    8h 1m
    €187–498

  11. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane STR - BER
    4. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    6h 46m
    €148–550

  12. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane ZRH - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    7h 40m
    €210–606

Basel to Wittenberg by train

Calendar68Weekly Trains
Duration7h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€132Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 769.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 15m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany?

You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf via Frankfurt in around 7h 15m.

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