There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Scotland by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, 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.
Fly Basel to Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BSL - GLA
6h 43m£76–199Fly Basel to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BSL - EDI
5h 2m£73–214Train
- 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 Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
11h 45m£315–599Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
17h 6m£150–294Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
15h 45mFly Basel to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BSL - ABZ
7h 12m£128–221Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ZRH - EDI
6h 16m£105–280Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ZRH - GLA
6h 7m£108–305Fly Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BSL - INV
8h 10m£102–243Bus
- 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 Buchanan Bus Stationbus
24h 32m£91–279Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar
16h 45m£214–352
Basel to Scotland by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Scotland is to fly which costs £70 - £220 and takes 5h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Scotland is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs £70 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Basel and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Glasgow Central via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
The distance between Basel and Scotland is 782 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Scotland without a car is to train which takes 11h 45m and costs £310 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Basel to Scotland, including transfers.
Basel to Scotland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Basel station.
Basel to Scotland train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
The best way to get from Basel to Scotland is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs £75 - £200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £310 - £600 and takes 11h 45m, you could also bus, which costs £90 - £280 and takes 24h 32m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Scotland?
KLM, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel Sbb to Glasgow Central via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 11h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Basel to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–240
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–390
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Basel to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–290
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–210
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–360
- 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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.lumo.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
- +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 to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Basel to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- 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
- £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
Want to know more about travelling around United Kingdom
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Train travel in France: A guide to SNCF
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Basel to Scotland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Scotland is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 6:10 PM in Basel and 5:10 PM in Scotland.
Basel to Scotland train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Book your Basel to Scotland train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Basel to Scotland bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 600+ hotels available in Scotland.



























































