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How to get fromDresden to Baselby train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane

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There are 13 ways to get from Dresden to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane

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  1. Train via Fulda

    best
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12
    8h 19m
    CHF 127–284

  2. Rideshare

    cheapest
    1. Take the rideshare from Dresden to Baselrideshare rideshare 738.4 km
    8h 37m
    CHF 32

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    11h 35m
    CHF 80–90

  4. Night train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Dresden-Neustadt to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain night train En
    9h 47m
    CHF 140–250

  5. Drive  738 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Baselcar car 738 km
    6h 12m
    CHF 124–178

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain train Ec
    9h 54m
    CHF 130–290

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Zurich Airport bus stationbus bus FlixBus N42
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Basel SBBtrain train Ir36
    14h 20m
    CHF 94–149

  8. Fly Dresden Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DRS - BSL
    5h 35m
    CHF 146–324

  9. Fly Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DRS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 18m
    CHF 166–428

  10. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    5h 27m
    CHF 70–252

  11. Fly Dresden Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane DRS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    5h 39m
    CHF 143–400

  12. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane plane PRG - BSL
    7h 8m
    CHF 68–231

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

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BER - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 41m
    CHF 105–286

Dresden to Basel by train

Calendar72Weekly Trains
Duration8h 19mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 127Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 817 km
  • Duration: 8h 19m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Fulda Bahnhof in around 8h 19m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Dresden to Basel, Bahnhof once daily. Tickets cost CHF 80–90 and the journey takes 11h 35m.

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