There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Lewes by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, 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 London Gatwick Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BSL - LGW
4h 40m£69–228Train
- 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 East Croydon to Lewestrain
8h 8m£241–412Bus
- 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 Old Steinebus 025
19h 18m£69–133Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Lewescar
9h 33mFly 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£113–349Train 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 59m£96–294Train 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 5m£144–472Train 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 19m£135–385Fly 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 15m£106–305Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Victoria to Lewestrain
20h 16m£88–158Drive, 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 36m£121–207
Basel to Lewes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lewes is to bus which costs £65 - £140 and takes 19h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lewes is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs £65 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lewes. However, there are services departing from Basel and arriving at High Street via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and Royal Pavilion. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 18m.
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, London St Pancras Intl and East Croydon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 8m.
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 8m and costs £240 - £420.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Basel to Lewes, including transfers.
Basel to Lewes bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Basel 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 40m and costs £65 - £230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £240 - £420 and takes 8h 8m, you could also bus, which costs £65 - £140 and takes 19h 18m.
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, and East Croydon in around 8h 8m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- 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
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- 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
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from East Croydon to Lewes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from London Victoria to Lewes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- 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
- £28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- 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
- 4 times 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £20–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Lewes bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Lewes is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 12:02 PM in Basel and 11:02 AM in Lewes.
Basel to Lewes train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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