There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Hanau by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Hanau Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
3h 3m€65–240Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Hanau Hbfnighttrain Nj
4h 25m€27–95Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
4h 22mDrive 339.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Hanaucar 339.4 km
3h 4m€60–87Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
4h 4m€129–324Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
5h 18m€132–326
Basel to Hanau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Hanau is to night train which costs €27 - €95 and takes 4h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Hanau is to train which takes 3h 3m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Hanau. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Hanau Marktplatz via Hanau Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 22m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Hanau Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 3m.
The distance between Basel and Hanau is 348 km. The road distance is 339.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Hanau without a car is to train which takes 3h 3m and costs €65 - €240.
The train from Basel Bad Bf to Hanau Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 3m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Basel to Hanau bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Hanau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Hanau is to train which takes 3h 3m and costs €65 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 4h 22m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €330 and takes 4h 4m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Hanau, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Hanau Hauptbahnhof every 2 hours. Tickets cost €65–240 and the journey takes 3h 3m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB once daily, and the journey takes 3h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–490
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hanau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €93–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €27–32
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- 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
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Hanau bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Basel to Hanau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hanau Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Hanau is 339 km. It takes approximately 3h 4m to drive from Basel to Hanau.
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