There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Lewes by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Basel to London Gatwick Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BSL - LGW
4h 38m£50–209Train
- 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 London Victoria to Lewestrain
8h 7m£226–404Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Upminsterbus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Lewestrain
18h 5mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Lewescar
9h 31mFly Basel to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
- Take the train from London Victoria to Lewestrain
6h 2m£101–349Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ZRH - LGW
5h 58m£87–270Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
- Take the train from London Victoria to Lewestrain
7h 7m£140–371Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
- Take the train from London Victoria to Lewestrain
7h 21m£133–340Fly Basel to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BSL - STN
- Take the train from London Victoria to Lewestrain
6h 14m£91–277Bus
- 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 Old Steinebus 025
20h 49m£72–133Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Lewescar
10h 33m£122–198
Basel to Lewes by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lewes is to bus which costs £70 - £140 and takes 20h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lewes is to fly which takes 4h 38m and costs £50 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lewes. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at High Street via Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and Royal Pavilion. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Lewes. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Lewes via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Basel and Lewes is 454 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Lewes without a car is to train which takes 8h 7m and costs £220 - £410.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Basel to Lewes, including transfers.
Basel to Lewes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
Basel to Lewes train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
The best way to get from Basel to Lewes is to fly which takes 4h 38m and costs £50 - £210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £220 - £410 and takes 8h 7m, you could also bus, which costs £70 - £140 and takes 20h 49m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lewes, England?
easyJet flies from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel Sbb to Lewes via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Victoria station, and London Victoria in around 8h 7m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–75
- 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 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Lewes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- +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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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
- 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 Old Steine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 Lewes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Lewes is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 9:05 PM in Basel and 8:05 PM in Lewes.
Basel to Lewes train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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