There are 7 ways to get from Hanau to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
3h 37mCHF 33–105Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBBbus N474 / ...
6h 15mCHF 33–60Night train
- Take the night train from Hanau Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
5h 12mCHF 35–243Drive 339 km
- Drive from Hanau to Baselcar 339 km
3h 6mCHF 55–79Train
- Take the train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
4h 26mCHF 35–110Fly to Basel
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
2h 51mCHF 121–256Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 10mCHF 101–240
Hanau to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanau to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 60 and takes 6h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Hanau to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 51m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct train from Hanau to Basel. However, there are services departing from Hanau Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 37m.
The distance between Hanau and Basel is 348 km. The road distance is 339 km.
The best way to get from Hanau to Basel without a car is to train via Frankfurt which takes 3h 37m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 3h 37m to get from Hanau to Basel, including transfers.
Hanau to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Hanau to Basel is to train via Frankfurt which takes 3h 37m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 60 and takes 6h 15m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 260 and takes 2h 51m.
Hanau to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanau to Basel is 339 km. It takes approximately 3h 6m to drive from Hanau to Basel.
What companies run services between Hanau, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf hourly. Tickets cost CHF 26–85 and the journey takes 2h 41m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBB every 4 hours. Tickets cost CHF 26–40 and the journey takes 4h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hanau Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–243
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 241–243
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- 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 Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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