There are 12 ways to get from Leipzig to Basel SBB Station by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Fulda
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
7h 15mCHF 114–241Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
7h 32mCHF 35–220Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus 144
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
12h 2mCHF 65–91Drive 678.6 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Basel SBB Stationcar 678.6 km
6h 26mCHF 113–163Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 12N
7h 32mCHF 110–240Train #2
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
11h 12mCHF 141–184Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)plane LEJ - BSL
5h 58mCHF 114–342Fly 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
7h 3mCHF 145–384Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
5h 27mCHF 70–269Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
5h 54mCHF 171–470Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig 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
6h 35mCHF 180–477Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig 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 42mCHF 106–291
Leipzig to Basel SBB Station by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Basel SBB Station is to bus which costs SFr 65 - SFr 95 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Basel SBB Station is to train and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Basel SBB Station. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Zürich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 2m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Basel Sbb. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 32m.
The distance between Leipzig and Basel SBB Station is 703 km. The road distance is 678.6 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Basel SBB Station without a car is to train via Fulda which takes 7h 15m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Leipzig to Basel SBB Station, including transfers.
Leipzig to Basel SBB Station bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Basel SBB Station train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Basel SBB Station is to train via Fulda which takes 7h 15m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 95 and takes 12h 2m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 350 and takes 5h 58m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Basel SBB Station, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBB via Fulda Bahnhof in around 7h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Basel, Bahnhof via Zürich Bus Station in around 12h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–450
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–370
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–650
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–700
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- 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 45–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 65–80
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–190
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–170
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Messe to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–180
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–29
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- 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 29–45
- 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 29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–17
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Leipzig to Basel SBB Station bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Leipzig to Basel SBB Station train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Fulda Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Basel SBB Station is 679 km. It takes approximately 6h 26m to drive from Leipzig to Basel SBB Station.
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