There are 11 ways to get from Aberdeen to Basel by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Basel (BSL)plane ABZ - BSL
6h 8mCHF 128–251Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
29h 30mCHF 113–187Train via Paris
- Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
15h 1mCHF 414–639Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aberdeen to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
17h 53mCHF 373–498Fly Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ABZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 46mCHF 148–382Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
7h 11mCHF 123–334Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Basel (BSL)plane INV - BSL
9h 15mCHF 152–343Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 35mCHF 158–415Train
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- 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
15h 24mCHF 384–675Train, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Leedstrain
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
31h 21mCHF 298–498Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aberdeen to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
18h 53mCHF 257–422
Aberdeen to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 110 - SFr 190 and takes 29h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct bus from Aberdeen station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Union Square Bus Station and arriving at Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) via London Victoria and Luxembourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Aberdeen to Basel. However, there are services departing from Aberdeen and arriving at Basel Sbb via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 24m.
The distance between Aberdeen and Basel is 1271 km.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Basel without a car is to train via Paris which takes 15h 1m and costs SFr 410 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Aberdeen to Basel, including transfers.
Aberdeen to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Union Square Bus Station.
Aberdeen to Basel train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Aberdeen station.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs SFr 410 - SFr 650 and takes 15h 1m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 190 and takes 29h 30m.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Basel, Switzerland?
KLM, British Airways, and easyJet fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aberdeen to Basel Sbb via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 15h 1m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–490
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- 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 125
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- CHF 125
- 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 30–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–270
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Aberdeen to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 9:39 PM in Aberdeen and 10:39 PM in Basel.
Aberdeen to Basel train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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