There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Aston by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
9h 37m£235–499Fly Basel to Birmingham Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BSL - BHX
6h 26m£71–164Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Centre - Jennens Roadbus
18h 56m£74–121Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Astoncar
11h 14m£259–327Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
10h 27m£216–552Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Centre - Jennens Roadbus
21h 31m£77–128Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Astoncar
12h 9m£150–261Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ZRH - BHX
5h 45m£97–269Fly Basel to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BSL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
6h 28m£86–240Fly Basel to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
- Take the train from London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Streettrain
6h 58m£126–349Fly Basel to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BSL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
6h 18m£114–303Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 24m£154–518Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ZRH - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 52m£112–335
Basel to Aston by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Aston is to bus via Brussels which costs £75 - £130 and takes 21h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Aston is to train and fly which takes 5h 45m and costs £95 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Aston. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arriving at Park Road via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and Dale End. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Aston. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Aston via Offenburg, Paris Nord, London Euston and Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 37m.
The distance between Basel and Aston is 765 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Aston without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 37m and costs £230 - £500.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Basel to Aston, including transfers.
Basel to Aston bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) station.
Basel to Aston train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Aston is to train via Paris which takes 9h 37m and costs £230 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £130 and takes 18h 56m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £170 and takes 6h 26m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Aston, Birmingham, England?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Aston via Offenburg, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, and Birmingham New Street in around 9h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Park Road via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, London Victoria, Birmingham Centre - Jennens Road, and Dale End in around 18h 56m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Basel to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–450
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Basel to Birmingham Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–12
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 5165
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Centre - Jennens Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Centre - Jennens Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Basel to Aston bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Aston is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 12:11 AM in Basel and 11:11 PM in Aston.
Basel to Aston train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Offenburg Bahnhof station.
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