There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Penzance by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train via Paris
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
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain
15h 49m£343–613Bus
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 Bus Stationbus 406 / ...
25h 52m£83–234Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Penzancecar
13h 56mFly Basel to Exeter, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Exeter (EXT)plane BSL - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Penzancetrain
13h 56m£161–429Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain
18h 45m£283–649Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Gentbus
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Penzancetrain
27h 59mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Penzancecar
14h 59m£188–311Fly Basel to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane BSL - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
10h 36m£108–299Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ZRH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
10h 49m£181–442Fly Basel to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain
13h 23m£203–529Fly 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 Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Penzancetrain
13h 43m£170–439Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- 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 Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
12h 37m£192–500Train 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 Paddington to Penzancetrain
14h 51m£241–567
Basel to Penzance by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Penzance is to bus which costs £80 - £240 and takes 25h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Penzance is to fly and train which takes 10h 36m and costs £100 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Penzance station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Bus Station via Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Penzance. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Penzance via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 49m.
The distance between Basel and Penzance is 921 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Penzance without a car is to train via Paris which takes 15h 49m and costs £340 - £650.
It takes approximately 15h 49m to get from Basel to Penzance, including transfers.
Basel to Penzance bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
Basel to Penzance train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
The best way to get from Basel to Penzance is to train via Paris which takes 15h 49m and costs £340 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £240 and takes 25h 52m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Penzance, England?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Penzance via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 15h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Bus Station via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, and London Victoria in around 25h 52m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from Basel to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–320
Flights from Basel to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–480
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–280
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- 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
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- 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
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–250
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- https://www.gwr.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
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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
- £26–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- 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
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–26
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Penzance bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Penzance is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 3:25 PM in Basel and 2:25 PM in Penzance.
Basel to Penzance train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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