There are 11 ways to get from Basel to London by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
6h 26m£198–341Fly Basel to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BSL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
4h 24m£51–214Bus
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus FlixBus N831
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus RegioJet 10
16h 17m£53–89Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
9h 27mFly Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
4h 13m£73–289Bus via Ghent
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Gentbus
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Upminsterbus Michalovce
19h 9mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
10h 29m£124–200Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
5h 31m£112–309Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
5h 33m£105–280Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ZRH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
5h 43m£88–275Fly Basel to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BSL - STN
4h 42m£61–209
Basel to London by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to London is to bus which costs £50 - £90 and takes 16h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to London is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs £70 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to London. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at London Victoria via Basel Euroairport FR and Luxembourg P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to London. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 26m.
The distance between Basel and London is 610 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to London without a car is to train which takes 6h 26m and costs £190 - £350.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Basel to London, including transfers.
Basel to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
Basel to London train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
The best way to get from Basel to London is to train which takes 6h 26m and costs £190 - £350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £90 and takes 16h 17m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £290 and takes 4h 13m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and London, England?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to London St Pancras Intl via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 6h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to London Victoria via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, and Luxembourg P+R Bouillon in around 16h 17m.
- 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 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
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
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
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
- £35–170
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 (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
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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
- +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
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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 London bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
London is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 12:20 AM in Basel and 11:20 PM in London.
Basel to London train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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