There are 13 ways to get from Braunschweig to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf43 / ...
5h 39mCHF 95–105Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brunswick central station to Hanover central bus stationN3204 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Basel SBBN33
12h 5mCHF 45–132Train, night train
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen12 / ...
- Take the night train from Goettingen to Basel SbbNj
8h 31mCHF 62–282Drive 644.4 km
- Drive from Braunschweig to Basel644.4 km
5h 18mCHF 103–148Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe12 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf20 / ...
6h 10mCHF 59–172Drive, car train
- Drive from Braunschweig to Hannover Hbf
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Fulda
- Drive from Fulda to Basel
5h 53mCHF 158–212Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Basel (BSL)HAJ - BSL
6h 40mCHF 134–244Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)FRA - BSL
5h 15mCHF 157–365Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)HAM - BSL
6h 22mCHF 63–298Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)BER - BSL
5h 50mCHF 58–227Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 34mCHF 137–339Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)HAJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 9mCHF 124–328Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)HAM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 41mCHF 103–312
Braunschweig to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Braunschweig to Basel is to train via Kassel which costs SFr 55 - SFr 180 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Braunschweig to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 15m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 370.
No, there is no direct bus from Braunschweig station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Brunswick central station and arriving at Basel SBB via Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 5m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 39m.
The distance between Braunschweig and Basel is 683 km. The road distance is 644.4 km.
The best way to get from Braunschweig to Basel without a car is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 105.
The train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf takes 5h 39m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Braunschweig to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brunswick central station.
Braunschweig to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Braunschweig to Basel is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 105. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 140 and takes 12h 5m.
What companies run services between Braunschweig, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf every 4 hours. Tickets cost CHF 95–105 and the journey takes 5h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brunswick central station to Basel SBB via Hanover central bus station in around 12h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–105
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Goettingen to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–246
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 241–246
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 130–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–100
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brunswick central station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Brunswick central station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–60
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Brunswick central station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Braunschweig to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Braunschweig to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Braunschweig to Basel is 644 km. It takes approximately 5h 18m to drive from Braunschweig to Basel.
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