There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Stanstead by train, taxi, bus, car, car train, plane, 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, taxi
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 Tottenham Hale to Stansted Mountfitchettrain
- Take the taxi from Stansted Mountfitchet to Stansteadtaxi
8h 53m£287–499Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane FKB - STN
- Take the train from Cambridge to Bury St Edmundstrain
10h 4m£80–310Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from Green Line Coach Station to Luton Station Interchangebus 757
- Take the taxi from The Crown Inn to Stansteadtaxi
20h 26m£146–212Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Stansteadcar
10h 13m£240–297Fly Basel to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
8h 22m£105–313Bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Rotterdam Central Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Portcarferry
- Take the taxi from Harwich International Port to Stansteadtaxi
20h 43m£162–402Train, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Utrecht Centraaltrain 43N
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Portcarferry
- Take the taxi from Harwich International Port to Stansteadtaxi
21h 20m£236–833Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Stansteadcar
11h 8m£133–235Fly 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 London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
8h 4m£110–270Train 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 Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
8h 44m£143–480Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
9h 41m£136–372Fly Basel to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BSL - STN
- Take the train from Cambridge to Bury St Edmundstrain
7h 56m£82–199Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Luton 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 Luton Airport (LTN)plane GVA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
11h 41m£178–476
Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Stanstead is to fly and train which costs £80 - £200 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Stanstead is to fly and train which takes 7h 56m and costs £80 - £200.
The distance between Basel and Stanstead is 705 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Stanstead without a car is to train and taxi which takes 8h 53m and costs £280 - £500.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Basel to Stanstead, including transfers.
Stanstead is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 3:39 AM in Basel and 2:39 AM in Stanstead.
There are 491+ hotels available in Stanstead.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Stanstead, England?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Stanstead. However, you can take the train to Strasbourg, walk to Strasbourg Bahnhof, take the train to Paris l'Est, walk to Paris Nord, take the train to London St Pancras Intl, walk to King's Cross St. Pancras station, take the subway to Tottenham Hale station, walk to Tottenham Hale, take the train to Stansted Mountfitchet, then take the taxi to Stanstead. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Luxembourg, take the bus to London Victoria Green Line Station, walk to Green Line Coach Station, take the bus to Luton Station Interchange, take the bus to St Mary's Square, take the line 37 bus to The Crown Inn, then take the taxi to Stanstead.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
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 46m
- 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
- 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
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Tottenham Hale to Stansted Mountfitchet
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- stanstedexpress.com
Train from Tottenham Hale to Stansted Mountfitchet
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–22
- Website
- https://www.stanstedexpress.com/
- Anytime Single
- £22
- Off-Peak Single
- £18
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–200
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- £27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- 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 Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Green Line Coach Station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/airport-services/greenline
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £45–60
- Small Car
- £65–220
Car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £45–60
- Small Car
- £65–220
- 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
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- £65–95
ABC Taxis (Stevenage) Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1438 424 242
- Website
- abctaxisltd.co.uk
Goldstar Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1438 727 277
- Website
- goldstartaxi.co.uk
Stevenage Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1438 357 111
- Website
- stevenagetaxis.com
Abbies Cab
- Phone
- +44 7491 695 581
Associated Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1279 655 666
- Website
- associatedtaxis.com
Optim Taxi Bishop’s Stortford
- Phone
- +44 1279 248 387
- Website
- optimtaxi.co.uk
Central Taxis Letchworth
- Phone
- +44 1462 290 000
- Website
- centraltaxisletchworth.co.uk
Eurocabs
- Phone
- +44 1462 600 700
- Website
- book.autocab.net
Gary's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1462 484 888
Castle Taxis of Hitchin
- Phone
- +44 1462 432 666
- Website
- castlestaxisofhitchin.co.uk
Greenacre Transfers
- Phone
- +44 7555 707 848
- Website
- greenacretransfers.co.uk
M1 Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1462 601 060
Tinys Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1462 888 888
- Website
- tinystaxis.co.uk
Abel Private Hire Taxi Services
- Phone
- +44 1799 513 313
- Website
- abelcars.co.uk
Crocus Cars
- Phone
- +44 1799 525 511
- Website
- crocuscars.co.uk
M Taxi
- Phone
- +44 7809 769 062
24 x 7 Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1279 661 111
- Website
- 24x7stansted.com
Stansted Airport Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1279 816901
- Website
- stanstedairporttaxi.com
Stansted Airport Taxi Service
- Phone
- +44 1279 260 602
- Website
- stansted-taxi-booking.co.uk
Tranzitt
- Phone
- +44 203 950 8070
- Website
- tranzitt.co.uk
Edgware Airport Transfers
- Phone
- +44 20 3740 5080
- Website
- edgwareairporttransfers.co.uk
Station Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 8449 0000
- Website
- stationcars.org.uk
Ace Cars
- Phone
- +44 1767 834 041
- Website
- acecarsbiggleswade.co.uk
Area Cars Biggleswade
- Phone
- +44 1767 318 764
Go 2 Cars
- Phone
- +44 7964 958 358
Village Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1767 600 300
- Website
- village-taxis.com
Luton Airport Taxi Co
- Phone
- +44 1582 966 969
Luton Airport Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1582 490 490
- Website
- lutonairporttaxis.co.uk
Luton Airport Taxis & MiniCabs
- Phone
- +44 20 8819 9151
- Website
- 24hminicab.co.uk
A2B Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 504 444
- Website
- a2btaxisharwich.com
Harwich Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 551 111
- Website
- harwichtaxis.com
Mayflower Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 506 070
- Website
- mayflowertaxis.info
A2B Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 504 444
- Website
- a2btaxisharwich.com
Harwich Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 551 111
- Website
- harwichtaxis.com
Mayflower Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 506 070
- Website
- mayflowertaxis.info
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