There are 10 ways to get from Cuxhaven to Basel 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 Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
10h 3mCHF 160–357Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
6h 2mCHF 75–235Bus
- Take the bus from Bremerhaven Bahnhof Lehe to Bremen Hauptbahnhof/Hugo-Schauinsland-Platzbus Rs2
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus
16h 36mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Bremerhaven Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain Rs2
- Take the night train from Bremen Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
11h 58mCHF 79–227Drive 831.4 km
- Drive from Cuxhaven to Baselcar 831.4 km
7h 38mCHF 133–192Drive, car train
- Drive from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
12h 21mCHF 107–136Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Bremerhaven Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Basel (BSL)plane BRE - BSL
7h 29mCHF 127–411Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 16mCHF 119–356Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Bremerhaven Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 13mCHF 171–502Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
8h 6mCHF 124–372
Cuxhaven to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuxhaven to Basel is to drive and car train which costs SFr 100 - SFr 140 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Cuxhaven to Basel is to train and fly which takes 6h 2m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct train from Cuxhaven to Basel. However, there are services departing from Cuxhaven and arriving at Basel SBB via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 3m.
The distance between Cuxhaven and Basel is 945 km. The road distance is 831.4 km.
The best way to get from Cuxhaven to Basel without a car is to train which takes 10h 3m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 360.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Cuxhaven to Basel, including transfers.
Cuxhaven to Basel train services, operated by Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH, depart from Cuxhaven station.
The best way to get from Cuxhaven to Basel is to train which takes 10h 3m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 16h 36m.
Cuxhaven to Basel train services, operated by Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuxhaven to Basel is 831 km. It takes approximately 7h 38m to drive from Cuxhaven to Basel.
What companies run services between Cuxhaven, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Cuxhaven to Basel SBB via Hamburg Hbf in around 10h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cuxhaven to Basel, Bahnhof via Bremerhaven-Lehe, Bremerhaven Bahnhof Lehe, Bremen Hauptbahnhof/Hugo-Schauinsland-Platz, Bremen Fernbusterminal, and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 16h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–460
Flights from Bremen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–650
Flights from Bremen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–370
Flights from Bremen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–220
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 04761-9931 16
- Website
- evb-elbe-weser.de
Train from Cuxhaven to Bremerhaven Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Schedules at
- evb-elbe-weser.de
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–80
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bremen Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 65–80
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Bus from Bremerhaven Bahnhof Lehe to Bremen Hauptbahnhof/Hugo-Schauinsland-Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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