There are 12 ways to get from Halle (Saale) to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 12
5h 43mCHF 95–190Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain En
8h 6mCHF 35–180Bus
- Take the bus from Halle to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N34
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N872
10h 15mCHF 61–75Drive 669.6 km
- Drive from Halle (Saale) to Baselcar 669.6 km
6h 8mCHF 130–187Train via Leipzig Messe
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Basel Bad Bftrain Ec
10h 52mCHF 170–177Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)plane LEJ - BSL
6h 4mCHF 126–410Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LEJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 58mCHF 142–429Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
5h 20mCHF 69–223Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Hanau Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
5h 41mCHF 176–428Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
5h 30mCHF 138–236Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 34mCHF 100–252Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 6mCHF 183–446
Halle (Saale) to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Halle (Saale) to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 80 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Halle (Saale) to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 20m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct bus from Halle (Saale) to Basel. However, there are services departing from Halle and arriving at Basel SBB via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Halle(Saale)Hbf and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 43m.
The distance between Halle (Saale) and Basel is 674 km. The road distance is 669.6 km.
The best way to get from Halle (Saale) to Basel without a car is to train which takes 5h 43m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 190.
The train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Basel Bad Bf takes 5h 43m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Halle (Saale) to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Halle station.
Halle (Saale) to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Halle(Saale)Hbf station.
The best way to get from Halle (Saale) to Basel is to train which takes 5h 43m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 80 and takes 10h 15m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 410 and takes 6h 4m.
What companies run services between Halle (Saale), Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Basel Bad Bf every 4 hours. Tickets cost CHF 95–190 and the journey takes 5h 43m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Halle to Basel SBB via Nuremberg central bus station in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–480
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–370
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–460
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 159
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Messe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 166
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 65–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- 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 26–45
- 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 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Halle to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 39–43
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Halle (Saale) to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Halle (Saale) to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Halle (Saale) to Basel is 670 km. It takes approximately 6h 8m to drive from Halle (Saale) to Basel.
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