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

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There are 12 ways to get from Rothenburg to Basel by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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

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    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 17m
    CHF 64–290

  2. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    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 42m
    CHF 170–395

  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 88–102

  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 39m
    CHF 170–315

  5. 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 36m
    CHF 179–439

  6. 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 74–239

  7. 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 36m
    CHF 94–304

  8. 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
    9h 58m
    CHF 119–263

  9. Train to Wroclaw, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Muchobortrain train
    2. Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Basel (BSL)plane plane WRO - BSL
    9h 6m
    CHF 71–280

  10. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart 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 Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane BER - STR
    4. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    5. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    9h 19m
    CHF 128–478

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Goerlitz to Dresden-Neustadttrain train Rb / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Basel SBBtrain train 12N
    13h 39m
    CHF 160–335

  12. Drive  842.5 km

    1. Drive from Rothenburg to Baselcar car 842.5 km
    7h 11m
    CHF 141–203

Rothenburg to Basel by bus and train

Calendar71Weekly Services
Duration12h 42mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 170Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 872.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 17m

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 42m. 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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