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

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There are 11 ways to get from Rothenburg to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Horka to Cottbus Hbftrain train Rb
    2. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain train Re2
    3. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurttrain train 11 / ...
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    12h 39m
    CHF 144–283

  2. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Horka to Cottbus Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhftrain train
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    7h 19m
    CHF 60–200

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Görlitz to Dresden central stationbus bus N20 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dresden to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    15h 59m
    CHF 89–103

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Goerlitz to Dresden-Neustadttrain train Rb / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Dresden-Neustadt to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train En
    13h 38m
    CHF 150–275

  5. Drive  842.5 km

    1. Drive from Rothenburg to Baselcar car 842.5 km
    7h 9m
    CHF 162–234

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Goerlitz to Dresden Hbftrain train Rb / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain train Ec
    13h 35m
    CHF 211–224

  7. Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Goerlitz to Dresden-Klotzschetrain train
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DRS - BSL
    7h 57m
    CHF 164–363

  8. Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Goerlitz to Dresden-Klotzschetrain train
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DRS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 40m
    CHF 180–452

  9. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Horka to Zittautrain train
    2. Take the bus from Zittau station to Praguebus bus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane plane PRG - BSL
    8h 45m
    CHF 70–250

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

    1. Take the train from Horka to Cottbus Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhftrain train
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BER - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    8h 32m
    CHF 91–229

  11. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Horka to Zittautrain train
    2. Take the bus from Zittau station to Praguebus bus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane PRG - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    10h 3m
    CHF 116–269

Rothenburg to Basel by bus and train

Calendar71Weekly Services
Duration12h 39mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 144Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,072.7 km
  • Duration: 12h 39m

What companies run services between Rothenburg, Saxony, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a bus from Rothenburg Krankenhaus to Basel Bad Bf via Horka, Horka, Cottbus Hbf, Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Frankfurt in around 12h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rothenburg Schützenplatz to Basel, Bahnhof via Görlitz, Dresden central station, and Dresden in around 15h 59m.

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