There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Runcorn by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Runcorn
9h 38m£126–586Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train station299
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Warrington Bus Interchange Stand A
21h 20m£54–97Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Runcorn
12h 30mFly Basel to Liverpool
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Liverpool (LPL)BSL - LPL
7h 12m£55–167Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Station
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Runcorn
22h 25mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Runcorn
13h 26m£194–283Fly Basel to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BSL - MAN
6h 23m£58–176Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)ZRH - MAN
7h 44m£77–217Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)ZRH - BHX
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Runcorn
7h 44m£141–268Fly Basel to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BSL - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Runcorn
7h 36m£108–476Fly Basel to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)BSL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Take the train from London Euston to Runcorn
7h 28m£75–356
Basel to Runcorn by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Runcorn is to bus which costs £50 - £100 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Runcorn is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs £55 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Runcorn. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Runcorn High Street- Stand A via Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Newhall St and Warrington Bus Interchange Stand G. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Runcorn. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Runcorn via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 38m.
The distance between Basel and Runcorn is 792 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Runcorn without a car is to train which takes 9h 38m and costs £120 - £600.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Basel to Runcorn, including transfers.
Basel to Runcorn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Runcorn train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
The best way to get from Basel to Runcorn is to train which takes 9h 38m and costs £120 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £100 and takes 21h 20m, you could also fly, which costs £50 - £170 and takes 7h 12m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Runcorn, England?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Runcorn via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 9h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Runcorn High Street- Stand A via Brussels-North train station, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Birmingham, Newhall St, and Warrington Bus Interchange Stand G in around 21h 20m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–270
Flights from Basel to Liverpool via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–90
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- 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
- £60–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Runcorn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Wolverhampton to Runcorn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £41–46
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- £13–23
- 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
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Warrington Bus Interchange Stand A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £19–22
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Runcorn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Runcorn is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 7:14 AM in Basel and 6:14 AM in Runcorn.
Basel to Runcorn train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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