There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Inverness by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, train (Eurostar), 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
8h 10m£102–213Fly 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 46m£83–300Train
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
15h 28m£358–591Bus
- 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 Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
29h 50m£103–285Drive, 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 54m£144–314Fly Basel to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BSL - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
10h 26m£148–306Fly Basel to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BSL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
11h 38m£106–334Train 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 16m£342–643Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
24h 59mDrive, 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£255–392
Basel to Inverness by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Inverness is to fly and bus and train which costs £80 - £300 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Inverness is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs £100 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and Edinburgh, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Inverness via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 28m.
The distance between Basel and Inverness is 857 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Inverness without a car is to train which takes 15h 28m and costs £350 - £600.
It takes approximately 8h 10m 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 TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
The best way to get from Basel to Inverness is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs £100 - £220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £350 - £600 and takes 15h 28m, you could also bus, which costs £100 - £290 and takes 29h 50m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Inverness, Scotland?
British Airways, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel Sbb to Inverness via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 15h 28m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Basel to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–390
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–220
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Basel to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Basel to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Basel to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–310
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- 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
- £30–55
- 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
- £26–80
- 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/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- 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
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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
- £17–45
- 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
- £55–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- 5 times a day
- 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
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- £7–18
- 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
- £5–28
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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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 6:53 AM in Basel and 5:53 AM in Inverness.
Basel to Inverness train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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