There are 11 ways to get from Basel to England by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
7h 9m£91–429Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Paris Bercy Seine Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700 / ...
20h 21m£36–139Bus
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R BouillonN831
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London VictoriaRegioJet 10
16h 43m£47–102Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to London
9h 21mFly Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BSL - LHR
4h 24m£75–283Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to London
10h 19m£147–209Fly Basel to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BSL - MAN
4h 25m£50–139Fly Basel to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)BSL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
4h 27m£50–148Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)ZRH - LCY
5h 39m£106–341Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)ZRH - LHR
5h 45m£94–254Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)ZRH - MAN
5h 45m£64–190
Basel to England by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to England is to bus via Paris which costs £35 - £140 and takes 20h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to England is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs £70 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to England. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Trafalgar Square via Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and Victoria Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to England station. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Leicester Square station via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 9m.
The distance between Basel and England is 611 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to England without a car is to train which takes 7h 9m and costs £90 - £430.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Basel to England, including transfers.
Basel to England bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
Basel to England train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
The best way to get from Basel to England is to train which takes 7h 9m and costs £90 - £430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £110 and takes 16h 43m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £290 and takes 4h 24m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and England?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Leicester Square station via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross St. Pancras station in around 7h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Trafalgar Square via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria, and Victoria Station in around 16h 43m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–260
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–260
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- 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
- £45–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to England bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
England is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 4:08 AM in Basel and 3:08 AM in England.
Basel to England train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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