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There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Hamburg by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20N / ...
    6h 33m
    €150–600

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    9h 40m
    €45–130

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Freiburgbus bus FlixBus 107 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N33
    12h 50m
    €60–103

  4. Drive  802.3 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Hamburgcar car 802.3 km
    6h 38m
    €141–204

  5. Train via Altona

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altonatrain train Ice
    8h 28m
    €295–842

  6. Car train

    1. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    10h 20m
    €102–123

  7. Fly Basel to Hamburg Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane BSL - HAM
    4h 17m
    €56–268

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport

    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
    5h 26m
    €117–314

  9. 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 Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane STR - HAM
    5h 56m
    €135–444

  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 Hamburg Hbftrain train
    6h 29m
    €154–530

Basel to Hamburg by train

Calendar112Weekly Trains
Duration6h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket€150Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 838.9 km
  • Duration: 6h 33m

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

Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Hamburg Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €150–600 and the journey takes 6h 33m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus station via Freiburg in around 12h 50m.

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