There are 14 ways to get from Basel to Port Talbot by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Basel to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BSL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
6h 21m£91–227Fly Basel to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BSL - CWL
8h 20m£68–405Train via Paris
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
11h 7m£282–531Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Herefordtrain
- Take the train from Hereford to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
23h 46mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Port Talbotcar
12h 9mTrain 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 Parkway to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
7h 41m£123–329Fly 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 Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
7h 17m£148–439Fly 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 Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
8h 7m£121–349Train 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 Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
8h 42m£192–479Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ZRH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
8h 54m£166–373Train, 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 Parkway to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
9h 34m£134–399Train
- 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 Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
12h 39m£225–542Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Sophia Gardensbus 509 / ...
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Port Talbot Bus Station Stand 9bus 201 / ...
26h 45mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Port Talbotcar
13h 11m£165–257
Basel to Port Talbot by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Port Talbot is to fly and train which costs £90 - £230 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Port Talbot is to fly and train which takes 6h 21m and costs £90 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Port Talbot station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Port Talbot Bus Station Stand 9 via Frankfurt central train station, London Victoria and Sophia Gardens. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Port Talbot. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Port Talbot Parkway via Offenburg, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 7m.
The distance between Basel and Port Talbot is 615 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Port Talbot without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 7m and costs £280 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Basel to Port Talbot, including transfers.
Basel to Port Talbot bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Port Talbot train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Port Talbot is to train via Paris which takes 11h 7m and costs £280 - £550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £65 - £410 and takes 8h 20m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 26h 45m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Port Talbot, Wales?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Port Talbot Parkway via Offenburg, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 11h 7m. Alternatively, KLM, easyJet, and Vueling Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
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 Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–430
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
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
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
- 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
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–470
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–430
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 Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Parkway to Port Talbot Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Port Talbot Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- 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 Port Talbot Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- 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
- £29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- 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
- £110–200
- 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
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Hereford to Port Talbot Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- 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
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Port Talbot Bus Station Stand 9
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Port Talbot bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Port Talbot is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 10:13 AM in Basel and 9:13 AM in Port Talbot.
Basel to Port Talbot train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Offenburg Bahnhof station.
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