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

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There are 12 ways to get from Hamburg 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 12m
    CHF 51–267

  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 132–292

  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 299 / ...
    12h 55m
    CHF 68–102

  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 25m
    CHF 111–261

  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 Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    6h 11m
    CHF 112–457

  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 51m
    CHF 108–293

  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 146–418

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain train 43 / ...
    7h 51m
    CHF 140–550

  10. Car train

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

  11. Train #2

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

  12. Drive  800.5 km

    1. Drive from Hamburg to Baselcar car 800.5 km
    6h 36m
    CHF 134–193

Hamburg to Basel by train

Calendar73Weekly Trains
Duration7h 33mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 132Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 714.4 km
  • Duration: 4h 12m

What companies run services between Hamburg, 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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