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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 12 ways to get from Hamburg Hbf to Basel by plane, train, bus, night train, car train, or car

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  1. Fly Hamburg Airport to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HAM - BSL
    4h 9m
    CHF 56–277

  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 30m
    CHF 122–237

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N33
    12h 19m
    CHF 65–110

  5. Fly Hamburg Airport 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 Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane HAM - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    6h 7m
    CHF 119–351

  7. Fly Hamburg Airport 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 123–263

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

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BRE - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 21m
    CHF 136–492

  9. Train

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

  10. Car train

    1. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    10h 51m
    CHF 95–112

  11. Train #2

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

  12. Drive  800.3 km

    1. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Baselcar car 800.3 km
    6h 35m
    CHF 155–224

Hamburg Hbf to Basel by train

Calendar87Weekly Trains
Duration7h 30mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 122Cheapest 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 30m.

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