There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Inverness by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BSL - INV
7h 52m£107–223Fly Basel to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BSL - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
9h 51m£81–290Train via Strasbourg
- 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 Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
16h 19m£342–622Bus
- Take the bus from Basel to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
28h 11m£92–278Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Invernesscar
18h 30mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane ZRH - INV
9h 2m£143–335Fly Basel to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BSL - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
10h 21m£148–306Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Esttrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
18h 25m£340–629Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
23h 15m£190–365Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Invernesscar
19h 31m£244–381
Basel to Inverness by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Inverness is to fly and bus and train which costs £80 - £290 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Inverness is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs £100 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Basel and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and Edinburgh, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Inverness. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at Inverness via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 19m.
The distance between Basel and Inverness is 857 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Inverness without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 16h 19m and costs £340 - £650.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Basel to Inverness, including transfers.
Basel to Inverness bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Basel station.
Basel to Inverness train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from St Louis station.
The best way to get from Basel to Inverness is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs £100 - £230. Alternatively, you can train via Strasbourg, which costs £340 - £650 and takes 16h 19m, you could also bus, which costs £90 - £280 and takes 28h 11m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Inverness, Scotland?
British Airways, easyJet, and KLM fly from Basel (BSL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from St Louis to Inverness via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 16h 19m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–210
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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 Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–230
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Basel to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- 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
- £30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Inverness bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Inverness is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 2:46 AM in Basel and 1:46 AM in Inverness.
Basel to Inverness train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
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