There are 7 ways to get from Gatwick Airport to Basel by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, 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 to Basel
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Basel (BSL)plane LGW - BSL
1h 54mCHF 58–220Train
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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 52mCHF 277–443Train, bus
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
17h 11mCHF 74–126Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Gatwick Airport to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
9h 18mCHF 268–337Fly 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
3h 17mCHF 89–295Train, bus via Ghent
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
20h 21mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Gatwick Airport to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
10h 20mCHF 171–303
Gatwick Airport to Basel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gatwick Airport to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 130 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Gatwick Airport to Basel is to fly which takes 1h 54m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct train from Gatwick Airport to Basel. However, there are services departing from Gatwick Airport and arriving at Basel Sbb via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 52m.
The distance between Gatwick Airport and Basel is 689 km.
The best way to get from Gatwick Airport to Basel without a car is to train which takes 7h 52m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 450.
It takes approximately 1h 54m to get from Gatwick Airport to Basel, including transfers.
Gatwick Airport to Basel train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Gatwick Airport station.
The best way to get from Gatwick Airport to Basel is to fly which takes 1h 54m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 270 - SFr 450 and takes 7h 52m.
Basel is 1h ahead of Gatwick Airport. It is currently 4:39 PM in Gatwick Airport and 5:39 PM in Basel.
Gatwick Airport to Basel train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
What companies run services between Gatwick Airport, England and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet flies from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gatwick Airport to Basel Sbb via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 7h 52m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–470
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 128
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 128
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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