Cheapest€62.09
- easyJet J809613:021h 25m14:27Basel BSLHamburg HAM
Door to door 4h 35mCO2 174.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Basel to Hamburg costs €62.09 at the cheapest and takes 4h 28m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 708 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 708 km
- Fastest
- 4h 28m
- Average
- 4h 33m
- Services per day
- 19
- Cheapest
- €62.09
- CO2 per passenger
- 174.2 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 28m | 1h 18m | 3h 10m | €73.30 | 174.2 kg | 15 |
- 4h 28mFastest, by Flight
- €73.30Cheapest, by Flight
- 174.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 708 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€83.33
- Swiss International Air Lines SI118706:131h 18m07:31Basel BSLHamburg HAM
Door to door 4h 28mCO2 174.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€86.14
- SNCF Voyageurs SN940407:302h 10m09:40Basel SBBFrankfurt Hauptbahnhof
- DB Fernverkehr DB361110:313h 4m13:35Frankfurt HauptbahnhofHamburg Hauptbahnhof
Changes at Frankfurt am Main, with 51 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 6h 49mCO2 22.7 kgChanges 1Refundable
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Basel to Hamburg | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €157.08 | €135.25 | €137.61 | €96.90 | €89.23 | €96.90 | €117.55 | €91.59 | €94.54 | €91.00 | €73.89 | €73.30 | €77.43 | €99.26 |
| Train | €252.24 | €226.39 | €181.29 | €130.14 | €118.59 | €149.39 | €192.84 | €135.64 | €135.09 | €120.24 | €106.49 | €96.59 | €114.19 | €136.19 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €62.09
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Hamburg is not something we sell.
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When to book Basel to Hamburg
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €65.0490 days
- €50.2960 days
- €60.9145 days
- €64.4530 days
- €78.0221 days
- €99.2614 days
- €117.557 days
- €137.613 days
- €157.081 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €50.29.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 212 percent. The most expensive point is €157.08, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €91.00Sun
- €73.89Mon
- €73.30Tue
- €77.43Wed
- €99.26Thu
- €91.59Fri
- €94.54Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €89.23Sep
- €66.22Oct
- €59.14Nov
- €60.91Dec
- €63.27Jan
- €56.78Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 79% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 21% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 708 km against 688 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Mannheim. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Basel at 06:09 and the last at 19:01, across 15 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Basel
Rail
- Basel SBB
- Liestal
- Laufen
Bus
- Basel Meret Oppenheim
- Dornach Bahnhof
Air
- BSL
Ferry
- Basel Schifflände
- Basel St. Alban-Tal
Hamburg
Rail
- Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Hamburg Hbf
- Hamburg Süd
Bus
- Hamburg ZOB
- Bus Port Hamburg
Air
- HAM
Ferry
- Hamburg Landungsbrucken
- Neuhof
HAM is not in Hamburg, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from HAM into Hamburg?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| easyJet | €62.09 |
 EasyJet (DS) | €63.27 |
 Swiss International Air Lines | €63.86 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €45.00 | 72% |
| Taxes | €8.10 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 11% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €62.09 | 100% |
A day in Hamburg hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
Most of the points near Hamburg Hauptbahnhof open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Basel to Hamburg
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Basel to Hamburg?
The fastest journey from Basel to Hamburg takes 4h 28m door to door, of which 1h 18m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 33m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Basel to Hamburg?
The cheapest fare from Basel to Hamburg is €62.09, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €101.03. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Basel to Hamburg?
The cheapest way from Basel to Hamburg is by Flight, at €73.30 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 28m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Basel to Hamburg?
Fares from Basel to Hamburg bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €50.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 212 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Basel to Hamburg?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Basel to Hamburg, at €73.30. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Basel to Hamburg?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Basel to Hamburg, at €56.78 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Basel to Hamburg?
3 operators sell services from Basel to Hamburg across 1 modes: easyJet, EasyJet (DS), Swiss International Air Lines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Basel to Hamburg?
79 percent of the services we sell from Basel to Hamburg are direct. The rest connect at Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Mannheim, with about 51 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Basel to Hamburg use?
Services from Basel to Hamburg by Flight leave from Basel BSL and arrive at Hamburg HAM. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Basel to Hamburg?
0 of the 3 operators we sell from Basel to Hamburg allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Basel to Hamburg on September 10, 2026: 708 km of route against 688 km in a straight line, 19 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €62.09, and 4h 28m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Hamburg afterward does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Hamburg before you go?
Day trips that leave Hamburg in the morning and cover a good part of Germany by evening.
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