There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Altona by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
4h 26m€51–198Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
9h 45m€50–130Train via Uelzen
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Uelzentrain 20
- Take the train from Uelzen to Hamburg-Altonatrain 28 / ...
7h 43m€157–369Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
12h 40m€62–105Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
5h 36m€106–299Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
6h 12m€126–340Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
8h 18m€180–410Night train via Lörrach Hbf
- Take the night train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Altonanighttrain
12h 22m€104–504Drive 805.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Altonacar 805.4 km
6h 42m€139–201Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Altonacartrain 1392
6h 14m€160–214
Basel to Altona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Altona is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Altona is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs €50 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Altona. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Rathaus Altona via Hauptbahnhof/ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Hamburg-Altona. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 45m.
The distance between Basel and Altona is 719 km. The road distance is 805.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Altona without a car is to train via Uelzen which takes 7h 43m and costs €150 - €370.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Basel to Altona, including transfers.
Basel to Altona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Altona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Altona is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs €50 - €200. Alternatively, you can train via Uelzen, which costs €150 - €370 and takes 7h 43m, you could also bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 12h 40m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Altona, Germany?
easyJet, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Hamburg-Altona via Uelzen in around 7h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Uelzen to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–410
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Uelzen to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €120–150
- Compartment
- €390–500
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Altona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Basel to Altona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Uelzen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Altona is 805 km. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Basel to Altona.
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