There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Hanover by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20N / ...
5h 9m€120–240Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Basel Bad Bf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 19m€40–120Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ec
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Hanoverbus
9h 28m€100–170Drive 658.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Hanovercar 658.4 km
5h 23m€119–171Car train
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
8h 30m€97–123Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Freiburgbus FlixBus 107 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Hanover central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
10h 40m€56–88Fly Basel to Hannover Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BSL - HAJ
5h 56m€123–264Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
5h 20m€163–381Fly Basel to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 54m€80–343Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 38m€142–416Train 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 Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 3m€145–330
Basel to Hanover by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Hanover is to bus which costs €55 - €90 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Hanover is to train which takes 5h 9m and costs €120 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Hanover station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Hanover central bus station via Freiburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 40m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Hannover Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 9m.
The distance between Basel and Hanover is 662 km. The road distance is 658.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Hanover without a car is to train which takes 5h 9m and costs €120 - €240.
The train from Basel Bad Bf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof takes 5h 9m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Basel to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Hanover is to train which takes 5h 9m and costs €120 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €90 and takes 10h 40m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €270 and takes 5h 56m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Hanover, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof every 4 hours. Tickets cost €120–240 and the journey takes 5h 9m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Hanover central bus station via Freiburg in around 10h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Basel to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–420
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Hanover
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Basel to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Hanover is 658 km. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Basel to Hanover.
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