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How to get fromBasel to Cuxhavenby train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaventrain train Re
    8h 48m
    €175–701

  2. Fly Basel to Hamburg Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane BSL - HAM
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaventrain train
    6h 21m
    €72–268

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bremen Hauptbahnhof/Hugo-Schauinsland-Platz to Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhofbus bus Re9 / ...
    16h 46m

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Bremen Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Bremerhaven-Lehetrain train Re8 / ...
    10h 28m
    €90–261

  5. Drive 849.7 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Cuxhavencar car 849.7 km
    7h 17m
    €147–213

  6. Train via Kassel

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train 25 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Cuxhaventrain train Re
    8h 52m
    €169–689

  7. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhavencar car
    12h 26m
    €119–148

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

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane ZRH - HAM
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaventrain train
    7h 30m
    €133–338

  9. Fly Basel to Bremen Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane plane BSL - BRE
    2. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Bremerhaven-Lehetrain train
    7h 54m
    €138–413

  10. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane plane ZRH - BRE
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Bremerhaven-Lehetrain train
    7h 28m
    €189–543

  11. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane STR - HAM
    4. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaventrain train
    7h 50m
    €151–498

Basel to Cuxhaven by train

Calendar112Weekly Trains
Duration8h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€175Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 958.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 48m

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

You can take a train from Basel SBB to Cuxhaven via Hamburg Hbf in around 8h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Cuxhaven Schleusenpriel via Frankfurt central train station, Bremen Fernbusterminal, Bremen Hauptbahnhof/Hugo-Schauinsland-Platz, Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof, Bremerhaven Hbf/Bismarckstraße, and Nordholz(b Bremerhaven) Bahnhof in around 16h 46m.

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