There are 8 ways to get from Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), 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 from Liverpool
best- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Basel (BSL)plane LPL - BSL
5h 54mCHF 55–212Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Basel (BSL)plane MAN - BSL
5h 49mCHF 77–235Train via Paris
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
10h 39mCHF 318–505Bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoriabus
- 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
23h 25mCHF 78–158Train
- Take the train from Runcorn to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
11h 25mCHF 279–473Bus via Basel SBB
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel SBBbus
26h 26mCHF 99–173Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
12h 46mCHF 303–396Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
13h 46mCHF 205–351
Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 55 - SFr 220 and takes 5h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 49m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel. However, there are services departing from Liverpool John Lennon Airport and arriving at Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) via Liverpool, Liverpool One, London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel. However, there are services departing from Liverpool South Parkway and arriving at Basel Sbb via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 39m.
The distance between Liverpool Airport (LPL) and Basel is 978 km.
The best way to get from Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 39m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel, including transfers.
Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Liverpool South Parkway station.
The best way to get from Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs SFr 310 - SFr 550 and takes 10h 39m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 160 and takes 23h 25m.
What companies run services between Liverpool Airport (LPL), England and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Basel Sbb via Liverpool South Parkway, Liverpool South Parkway, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 10h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Runcorn to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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 150–250
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- 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 95–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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 129
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 129
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- National Express
- 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 30–55
- 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 30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Liverpool Airport (LPL). It is currently 10:17 AM in Liverpool Airport (LPL) and 11:17 AM in Basel.
Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Basel train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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