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How to get fromHamburg Hbf to Baselby plane, train, bus, night train, car train, or car

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

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  1. Fly to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HAM - BSL
    4h 9m
    CHF 46–277

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain night train Nj
    8h 44m
    CHF 40–120

  3. Train via Kassel

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 25 / ...
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain train 20 / ...
    7h 33m
    CHF 123–259

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Freiburgbus bus FlixBus N33
    2. Take the bus from Freiburg to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N872 / ...
    13h 19m
    CHF 68–101

  5. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAM - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 22m
    CHF 102–246

  6. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane HAM - STR
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    6h 9m
    CHF 107–351

  7. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane HAM - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    5h 50m
    CHF 123–273

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain train 43 / ...
    7h 51m
    CHF 130–440

  9. Car train

    1. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    10h 51m
    CHF 95–111

  10. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Loerrach Hbftrain train 1792
    12h 1m

  11. Drive  800.3 km

    1. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Baselcar car 800.3 km
    6h 35m
    CHF 153–221

Hamburg Hbf to Basel by train

Calendar73Weekly Trains
Duration7h 33mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 123Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 713.1 km
  • Duration: 4h 9m

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

easyJet, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 7h 33m.

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