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How to get fromPotsdam to Baselby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Potsdam to Basel by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, fly to Basel

    best
    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    4h 44m
    CHF 52–229

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Berlin Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train Nj
    11h 53m
    CHF 48–124

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    8h 41m
    CHF 132–310

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Mulhousebus bus N1326
    14h 24m
    CHF 76–121

  5. Train, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam 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
    5h 58m
    CHF 87–263

  6. Train, fly to Stuttgart Airport

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane BER - STR
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    6h 39m
    CHF 118–469

  7. Train, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BER - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    6h 18m
    CHF 109–345

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Potsdam to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    10h 54m
    CHF 125–162

  9. Drive  810.5 km

    1. Drive from Potsdam to Baselcar car 810.5 km
    7h 27m
    CHF 136–196

Potsdam to Basel by train

Calendar80Weekly Trains
Duration8h 41mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 132Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 737.2 km
  • Duration: 4h 44m

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

Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB every 3 hours. Tickets cost CHF 130–300 and the journey takes 7h 5m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route once daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Mulhouse 5 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 70–110 and the journey takes 12h 25m.

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