There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Inverness by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), 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.
Fly Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BSL - INV
7h 48m£120–223Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
32h 48m£100–264Train 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£256–530Bus
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- 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 George Street to Union Streetbus E9
28h 43mDrive, 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
8h 58m£138–274Fly Basel to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BSL - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
9h 53m£104–248Fly Basel to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BSL - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Streetbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
9h 18mTrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
17h 1m£242–599Drive, 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 25m£268–402
Basel to Inverness by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Inverness is to bus and train which costs £100 - £270 and takes 32h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Inverness is to fly which takes 7h 48m and costs £120 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Union Street via Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and George Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 43m.
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 856 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Inverness without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 16h 19m and costs £250 - £550.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Basel to Inverness, including transfers.
Basel to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR 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 48m and costs £120 - £230. Alternatively, you can train via Strasbourg, which costs £250 - £550 and takes 16h 19m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 28h 43m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Inverness, Scotland?
British Airways, KLM, and easyJet fly from Basel (BSL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) 3 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 Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–250
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
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
- £24–25
- 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
- £60–140
- 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
- £50–240
- 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
- £121–125
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- 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 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- 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
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £35–55
- 2nd Class
- £18–25
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- £16–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- 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
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–100
- 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
- £29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- £21–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- 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 Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Inverness is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 4:36 AM in Basel and 3:36 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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