There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- 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
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
11h 1m£270–549Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Pool Meadow Bus Stationbus 460 / ...
21h 21m£69–125Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Stratford-upon-Avoncar
11h 36m£255–319Fly Basel to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
- Take the train from London Marylebone to Stratford-upon-Avontrain
7h 5m£120–345Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Stratford-upon-Avoncar
12h 32m£164–283Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ZRH - BHX
7h 33m£108–260Fly Basel to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BSL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 50m£95–274Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
- Take the train from London Marylebone to Stratford-upon-Avontrain
8h 28m£147–363Train 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 London Marylebone to Stratford-upon-Avontrain
8h 36m£168–466Fly 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 Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Leamington Spatrain
8h 38m£108–301
Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon is to bus which costs £65 - £130 and takes 21h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon is to fly and train which takes 7h 5m and costs £120 - £350.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arriving at McDonalds via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and Transport Museum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Stratford-upon-Avon via Offenburg, Paris Nord, London Euston and Birmingham Moor Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 1m.
The distance between Basel and Stratford-upon-Avon is 790 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon without a car is to train which takes 11h 1m and costs £270 - £550.
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon, including transfers.
Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) station.
Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon is to train which takes 11h 1m and costs £270 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £130 and takes 21h 21m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Stratford-upon-Avon, England?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Stratford-upon-Avon via Offenburg, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, Birmingham New Street, and Birmingham Moor Street in around 11h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to McDonalds via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, London Victoria, Pool Meadow Bus Station, and Transport Museum in around 21h 21m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
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 Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
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
- 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
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- 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 Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- 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 Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–310
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- 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
- Phone
- +44 345 600 5165
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from London Marylebone to Stratford-upon-Avon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from London Marylebone to Stratford-upon-Avon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from London Marylebone to Stratford-upon-Avon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
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 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Leamington Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Pool Meadow Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Pool Meadow Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- 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 Stratford-upon-Avon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Stratford-upon-Avon is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 2:29 PM in Basel and 1:29 PM in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Basel to Stratford-upon-Avon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Offenburg Bahnhof station.
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