There are 6 ways to get from Hanau to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12
3h 7mCHF 60–140Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Hanau Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
5h 12mCHF 25–88Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
5h 17mDrive 339 km
- Drive from Hanau to Baselcar 339 km
3h 6mCHF 55–79Fly to Basel
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
2h 54mCHF 121–306Fly 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 9mCHF 109–252
Hanau to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanau to Basel is to night train which costs SFr 25 - SFr 90 and takes 5h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Hanau to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 54m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 310.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hanau Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 7m.
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 which takes 3h 7m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 140.
The train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf takes 3h 7m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Hanau to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hanau Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanau to Basel is to train which takes 3h 7m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 17m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 310 and takes 2h 54m.
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 Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf every 4 hours. Tickets cost CHF 60–140 and the journey takes 3h 7m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof once daily, and the journey takes 3h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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 25–88
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 86–88
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 55–65
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 25–30
- 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 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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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