There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Penzance by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), 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 via Paris
best- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain
16h 14m£332–786Bus
cheapest- 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 Bus Stationbus 406 / ...
24h 40m£89–238Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Penzancecar
13h 59m£295–388Fly Basel to Exeter, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Exeter (EXT)plane BSL - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Penzancetrain
11h 50m£156–409Train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- 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 30m£314–653Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Penzance Bus Stationbus
28h 24m£94–168Drive, 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 57m£191–316Fly Basel to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BSL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
9h 26m£140–337Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane ZRH - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
8h 36m£147–399Train 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 50m£187–454Fly 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 26m£208–519Fly 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£206–449Train 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 47m£252–704
Basel to Penzance by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Penzance is to bus via Brussels which costs £90 - £170 and takes 28h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Penzance is to train and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs £140 - £400.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Penzance station. However, there are services departing from Basel and arriving at Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Penzance. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at Penzance via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 14m.
The distance between Basel and Penzance is 947 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Penzance without a car is to train via Paris which takes 16h 14m and costs £330 - £800.
It takes approximately 16h 14m to get from Basel to Penzance, including transfers.
Basel to Penzance bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Basel station.
Basel to Penzance train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from St Louis station.
The best way to get from Basel to Penzance is to train via Paris which takes 16h 14m and costs £330 - £800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £240 and takes 24h 40m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Penzance, England?
You can take a train from St Louis to Penzance via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 16h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel to Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria in around 24h 40m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–440
Flights from Basel to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
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
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Basel to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–320
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–440
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- 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
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- 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
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–230
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- 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
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- 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/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £85–180
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/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
- £28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Penzance Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £8–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Penzance bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Penzance is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 9:01 AM in Basel and 8:01 AM in Penzance.
Basel to Penzance train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
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