There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Dorset by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, taxi, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB 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 Waterloo to Moreton (Dorset)train
11h 34m£165–562Fly Basel to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BSL - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Pooletrain
9h 37m£71–218Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
- Take the train from Brighton to Woolstontrain
- Take the taxi from Woolston to Dorsettaxi
18h 22m£208–550Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Dorsetcar
11h 11mFly Basel to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Weymouthtrain
9h 27m£113–373Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Dorsetcar
12h 10m£173–252Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bournemouth Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bournemouth Airport (BOH)plane GVA - BOH
8h 7m£198–401Train 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 Waterloo to Weymouthtrain
10h 40m£131–396Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Weymouthtrain
10h 48m£136–334Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ZRH - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Pooletrain
10h 57m£104–289Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouthtrain
13h 8m£101–301
Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Dorset is to fly and train which costs £70 - £220 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Dorset is to train and fly which takes 8h 7m and costs £190 - £410.
The distance between Basel and Dorset is 790 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Dorset without a car is to train which takes 11h 34m and costs £160 - £600.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Basel to Dorset, including transfers.
Dorset is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 12:42 AM in Basel and 11:42 PM in Dorset.
There are 2186+ hotels available in Dorset.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Dorset, England?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Dorset via Offenburg, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, St Pancras International Station, Euston Bus Station, Euston station, Waterloo Station, London Waterloo, and Moreton (Dorset) in around 11h 34m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bournemouth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–150
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Moreton (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–100
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Woking to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £50–75
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £85–120
Train from London Waterloo to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Clapham Junction to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to Woolston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- £120–150
Southampton White Taxi Excursions
- Phone
- +447393848381
- Website
- southamptonwhitetaxi.com
Southampton Taxi
- Phone
- +442380553631
- Website
- southampton-taxi.net
Aero Taxis Southampton
- Phone
- +442380010203
- Website
- aerotaxis-southampton.co.uk
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