There are 11 ways to get from Aberdeen to Basel by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car 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 14mCHF 97–212Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
6h 58mCHF 76–243Train 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 220–545Train, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
27h 48mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aberdeen to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
17h 43mFly 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 48mCHF 146–285Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Basel (BSL)plane INV - BSL
9h 31mCHF 136–277Train 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 27mCHF 101–327Train
- 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 14mCHF 206–671Bus
- 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, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FRbus
29h 49mCHF 77–215Drive, 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 43mCHF 279–416
Aberdeen to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 75 - SFr 250 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 220.
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, Brausebad via London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 49m.
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 14m.
The distance between Aberdeen and Basel is 1270 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 220 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 6h 14m 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 14m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs SFr 220 - SFr 550 and takes 15h 1m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 220 and takes 29h 49m.
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
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–390
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–430
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
- 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 65–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aberdeen to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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 65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- CHF 220–250
- Sleeper Seat
- CHF 65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- CHF 260–310
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–60
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
- 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 27–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–32
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–180
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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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 1:48 AM in Aberdeen and 2:48 AM in Basel.
Aberdeen to Basel train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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