There are 10 ways to get from Central London to Basel by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Basel
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)plane LHR - BSL
4h 13mCHF 79–268Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Baselbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 56mCHF 69–168Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
7h 42mCHF 241–439Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Central London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
9h 48mCHF 248–317Fly London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Basel (BSL)plane LGW - BSL
4h 50mCHF 84–219Fly London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 36mCHF 109–340Fly London City Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 14mCHF 142–502Fly London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LGW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 14mCHF 109–311Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N199
20h 30mCHF 77–193Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Central London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
10h 49mCHF 132–248
Central London to Basel by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Central London to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 80 - SFr 220 and takes 4h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Central London to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Central London to Basel. However, there are services departing from South Ealing Road and arriving at Basel via London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Central London station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Northfields station and arriving at Basel Sbb via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 42m.
The distance between Central London and Basel is 737 km.
The best way to get from Central London to Basel without a car is to train which takes 7h 42m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 440.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Central London to Basel, including transfers.
Central London to Basel bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from London Victoria Green Line Station.
Central London to Basel train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from Central London to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 240 - SFr 440 and takes 7h 42m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 170 and takes 16h 56m.
What companies run services between Central London, England and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, Air France, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Northfields station to Basel Sbb via King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 7h 42m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 128
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- CHF 128
- 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 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Central London to Basel bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Luxembourg P+R Bouillon station.
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Central London to Basel train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
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