There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Lerwick by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly from Basel, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BSL - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
10h 58mBus, ferry
cheapest- 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 Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
46h 37m£105–214Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Knebworth Park Estatebus K06
- Take the train from Stevenage to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
44h 20m£258–514Train to Zurich Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lerwick (LSI)plane ZRH - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
11h 33mTrain, train to Geneva International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Lerwick (LSI)plane GVA - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
14h 2mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Plzeňbus
- Take the bus from Plzeň CAN to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
2d 9h£256–478
Basel to Lerwick by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £100 - £220 and takes 46h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lerwick is to train and bus and ferry which takes 44h 20m and costs £250 - £550.
The distance between Basel and Lerwick is 957 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Lerwick without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 44h 20m and costs £250 - £550.
It takes approximately 10h 58m to get from Basel to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 11:38 AM in Basel and 10:38 AM in Lerwick.
There are 82+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Lerwick. However, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Frankfurt, Frankfurt, London Victoria, Knebworth Park Estate, Stevenage, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 44h 20m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Frankfurt, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Edinburgh, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via London Gatwick, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lerwick via London Luton, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lerwick via Birmingham, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Edinburgh, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via London Gatwick, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lerwick via London Luton, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–430
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stevenage to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £180–260
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Knebworth Park Estate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- 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
- £12–35
- 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Plzeň CAN to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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