There are 13 ways to get from Dresden to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 50
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
8h 47mCHF 150–745Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Dresden to Basel738.4 km
8h 37mCHF 32Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
11h 35mNight train
- Take the nighttrain from Dresden-Neustadt to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain En
9h 47mCHF 150–290Drive 738 km
- Drive from Dresden to Baselcar 738 km
6h 12mCHF 120–174Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain Ec
9h 54mCHF 130–650Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Strasbourgbus 321 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
12hCHF 74–127Fly Dresden Airport to Basel
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Basel (BSL)plane DRS - BSL
6hCHF 86–320Fly Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 13mCHF 155–427Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
5h 15mCHF 81–306Fly Dresden Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
5h 47mCHF 156–521Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 34mCHF 105–403Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane PRG - BSL
7h 8mCHF 94–257
Dresden to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Basel is to rideshare which costs SFr 32 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Basel is to fly and train which takes 5h 13m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 430.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 35m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Dresden-Neustadt and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 47m.
The distance between Dresden and Basel is 883 km. The road distance is 738 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 47m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 750.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Dresden to Basel, including transfers.
Dresden to Basel bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Dresden station.
Dresden to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Basel is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 47m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 11h 35m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 320 and takes 6h.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt in around 8h 47m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Dresden to Basel, Bahnhof once daily, and the journey takes 11h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–270
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–420
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Dresden-Neustadt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–290
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–290
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Dresden to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 32
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Basel bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Basel, Bahnhof station.
Dresden to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Basel is 738 km. It takes approximately 6h 12m to drive from Dresden to Basel.
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