There are 11 ways to get from Basel to London by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, 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.
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 28m£215–359Bus
cheapest- 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 : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
16h 18m£54–99Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
11h 48m£73–154Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
9h 29mFly Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
4h 13m£78–289Drive, 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 31m£123–209Fly Basel to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BSL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
4h 25m£71–224Train 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£117–413Train 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 32m£105–324Train 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 44m£98–299Fly Basel to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BSL - STN
4h 42m£70–239
Basel to London by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to London is to bus which costs £50 - £100 and takes 16h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to London is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs £75 - £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 18m.
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 28m.
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 28m and costs £210 - £360.
It takes approximately 6h 28m 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 28m and costs £210 - £360. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £75 - £290 and takes 4h 13m, you could also bus, which costs £50 - £100 and takes 16h 18m.
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 28m. Alternatively, British Airways, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 3 hours.
- Website
- swiss.com
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
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- £50–130
- 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 Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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
- £13–27
- 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
- £28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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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Basel to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
London is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 12:58 PM in Basel and 11:58 AM in London.
Basel to London train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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