There are 13 ways to get from Hanover to Basel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf20N / ...
5h 8mCHF 26–180Bus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Basel SBBN33
10h 5mCHF 30–75Night train
- Take the night train from Hannover Hbf to Basel Bad BfNj
7h 29mCHF 50–250Drive 657.2 km
- Drive from Hanover to Basel657.2 km
5h 24mCHF 105–151Night train via Lörrach Hbf
- Take the night train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
9h 10mCHF 95–451Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Fulda1393
- Drive from Fulda to Basel
5h 11mCHF 152–200Fly Hannover Airport to Basel
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Basel (BSL)HAJ - BSL
5h 52mCHF 131–221Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)FRA - BSL
4h 49mCHF 144–348Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)HAM - BSL
5h 33mCHF 51–273Fly Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)HAJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
5h 21mCHF 116–300Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BRE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 32mCHF 139–399Fly Hannover Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
6h 1mCHF 126–315Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- 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
6h 52mCHF 91–287
Hanover to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 49m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 350.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hanover central bus station station and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 5m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 8m.
The distance between Hanover and Basel is 661 km. The road distance is 657.2 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Basel without a car is to train which takes 5h 8m and costs SFr 26 - SFr 180.
The train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf takes 5h 8m including transfers and departs every two hours.
Hanover to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Basel is to train which takes 5h 8m and costs SFr 26 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 5m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 130 - SFr 230 and takes 5h 52m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf every 2 hours. Tickets cost CHF 26–130 and the journey takes 5h 8m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Hanover central bus station to Basel SBB 5 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 30–75 and the journey takes 10h 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 Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
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 Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
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 Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
- 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
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–85
- 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 Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–180
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 240–250
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 130–160
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 50–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–450
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- CHF 110–140
- Compartment
- CHF 350–450
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
- +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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Hanover to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Basel is 657 km. It takes approximately 5h 24m to drive from Hanover to Basel.
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