There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Dorset by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, taxi, car, car train, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from St Louis to Colmartrain Ter
- Take the train from Colmar 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
10h 34m£270–506Fly Basel to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BSL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouthtrain
9h 37m£85–222Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) 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 Euston to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Tauntontrain
- Take the taxi from Taunton to Dorsettaxi
19h£296–503Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Dorsetcar
11h 12m£253–321Fly Basel to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Pooletrain
9h 24m£101–312Train, car ferry
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
15h 6m£234–711Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Dorsetcar
12h 10m£149–259Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ZRH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouthtrain
11h 1m£126–328Train 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 Pooletrain
10h 20m£169–538Fly Basel to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BSL - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Winchestertrain
- Take the train from Winchester to Pooletrain
9h 32m£118–286Train 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 Pooletrain
10h 43m£127–368Train 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 Winchestertrain
- Take the train from Winchester to Pooletrain
10h 50m£139–382
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 £85 - £230 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Dorset is to fly and train which takes 9h 24m and costs £100 - £320.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Dorset. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at Moreton (Dorset) via Colmar, Paris Nord, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 34m.
The distance between Basel and Dorset is 778 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Dorset without a car is to train which takes 10h 34m and costs £270 - £550.
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from Basel to Dorset, including transfers.
Basel to Dorset train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from St Louis station.
Dorset is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 1:38 PM in Basel and 12:38 PM in Dorset.
Basel to Dorset train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Colmar station.
There are 2513+ hotels available in Dorset.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Dorset, England?
You can take a train from St Louis to Dorset via Colmar, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, Euston station, Waterloo Station, London Waterloo, and Moreton (Dorset) in around 10h 34m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
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
- £80–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Basel to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Basel to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–160
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 St Louis to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Colmar to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- 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
- £110–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Moreton (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Woking to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Winchester
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Winchester to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Woking to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Winchester
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Winchester to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Euston to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
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 Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- £95–120
A1 Ace Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1823 332 211
- Website
- a1acetaxis.co.uk
A Cabs Taunton
- Phone
- +44 1823 429 406
- Website
- acabs0.wixsite.com
Ali Cabs Taunton
- Phone
- +44 1823 241 122
- Website
- alicabs.co.uk
Leo Taxis Taunton
- Phone
- +44 1823 924 400
- Website
- leotaxis.co.uk
Our Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1823 333 667
- Website
- ourtaxis.com
Taunton Taxi Services
- Phone
- +44 1823 248 248
- Website
- taxis-in-taunton.com
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