There are 14 ways to get from Basel to Bremen by train, bus, night train, car, train (Trenitalia), car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Bremen Hbftrain 20N / ...
6h 49m€35–240Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hanover central bus stationbus N33
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus 060 / ...
12h 35m€44–106Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Bremen Hbfnighttrain Nj
8h 26m€60–270Drive 716.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Bremencar 716.4 km
7h 8m€125–180Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain 43 / ...
7h 42m€77–254Night train, train
- Take the night train from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Mahndorftrain Re8 / ...
12h 33m€117–511Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Bremencar
6h 26m€177–230Fly Basel to Bremen Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane BSL - BRE
5h 22m€163–334Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bremen Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
5h 17m€120–370Fly Basel to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
5h 19m€53–263Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bremen Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane FRA - BRE
5h€150–384Fly Basel to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BSL - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
7h 14m€161–289Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
6h 30m€95–289Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
6h 35m€143–345
Basel to Bremen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Bremen is to bus which costs €40 - €110 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Bremen is to train and fly which takes 5h and costs €150 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Bremen. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Bremen Fernbusterminal via Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 35m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Bremen Hbf. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 49m.
The distance between Basel and Bremen is 810 km. The road distance is 716.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Bremen without a car is to train which takes 6h 49m and costs €35 - €240.
The train from Basel Bad Bf to Bremen Hbf takes 6h 49m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Basel to Bremen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Bremen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Bremen is to train which takes 6h 49m and costs €35 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €110 and takes 12h 35m, you could also fly, which costs €160 - €340 and takes 5h 22m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Bremen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Bremen Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €35–150 and the journey takes 6h 49m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Bremen Fernbusterminal via Hanover central bus station in around 12h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Basel to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–450
Flights from Basel to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Basel to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Basel to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–80
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–480
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €120–150
- Compartment
- €380–480
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Mahndorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Bremen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Basel to Bremen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bremen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Bremen is 716 km. It takes approximately 7h 8m to drive from Basel to Bremen.
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