There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Heathrow by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
3h 48m£63–234Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Luxembourgbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
16h 21m£54–92Train via Offenburg
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
8h 53m£243–450Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Heathrowcar
9h 59m£235–289Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
5h 11m£90–252Fly Basel to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BSL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon Without to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
5h 20m£82–251Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
- Take the train from Custom House to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
6h 22m£134–431Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ZRH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdontrain
6h 39m£109–329Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Esttrain 839552 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
10h 19m£231–387Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus 299 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus N870 / ...
21h 31m£73–113Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Heathrowcar
10h 56m£147–253
Basel to Heathrow by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Heathrow is to bus which costs £50 - £95 and takes 16h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Heathrow is to fly which takes 3h 48m and costs £60 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Heathrow station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arriving at Heathrow Central Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Heathrow station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station via Offenburg, Paris Nord and King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 53m.
The distance between Basel and Heathrow is 453 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Heathrow without a car is to train via Offenburg which takes 8h 53m and costs £240 - £450.
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Basel to Heathrow, including transfers.
Basel to Heathrow bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) station.
Basel to Heathrow train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Heathrow is to fly which takes 3h 48m and costs £60 - £240. Alternatively, you can train via Offenburg, which costs £240 - £450 and takes 8h 53m, you could also bus, which costs £50 - £95 and takes 16h 21m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Heathrow, England?
British Airways, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station via Offenburg, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross St. Pancras station in around 8h 53m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–430
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Farringdon Without to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Custom House to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Heathrow bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Heathrow is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 7:03 PM in Basel and 6:03 PM in Heathrow.
Basel to Heathrow train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Offenburg Bahnhof station.
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