There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Stanstead by train, taxi, bus, car, car train, plane, ferry, 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 Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridge North
- Take the taxi from Cambridge North to Stanstead
8h 58m£160–541Fly Basel to London Stansted Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)BSL - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
7h 50m£54–153Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train station299
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Upminster
- Take the bus from Retail Market to The Green16
18h 44m£99–132Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Stanstead
10h 4mFly Basel to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BSL - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
8h 16m£106–328Bus, ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Rotterdam
- Take the ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Take the taxi from Harwich International Port to Stanstead
21h 4m£172–250Train, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Eindhoven43N
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Schiedam Centrum
- Take the ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Take the taxi from Harwich International Port to Stanstead
21h 10m£200–371Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Stanstead
11h£156–226Fly 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 Bridge
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
8h 2m£77–191Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)ZRH - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
8h 52m£130–382Fly Basel to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Luton Airport (LTN)BSL - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
8h 20m£100–195Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luton Airport (LTN)ZRH - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
9h 46m£104–306Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)FKB - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
10h 5m£68–219
Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Stanstead is to fly and bus which costs £50 - £160 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Stanstead is to fly and bus which takes 7h 50m and costs £50 - £160.
The distance between Basel and Stanstead is 697 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Stanstead without a car is to train and taxi which takes 8h 58m and costs £160 - £550.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Basel to Stanstead, including transfers.
Stanstead is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 12:17 AM in Basel and 11:17 PM in Stanstead.
There are 448+ hotels available in Stanstead.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Stanstead, England?
You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Stanstead via Brussels-North train station, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Upminster, Upminster, Basildon, Bus Station, Retail Market, and The Green in around 18h 44m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Basel to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- 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
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–260
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £26–100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge North
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- 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
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Schiedam Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +44 330 102 0801
- services@hedingham.co.uk
- Website
- hedinghamandchambers.co.uk
Bus from Retail Market to The Green
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.hedinghamandchambers.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- £60–90
Panther Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1223 715 715
- Website
- panthertaxis.co.uk
Cambrdige City Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1223 832 832
- Website
- cambridgecitytaxis.co.uk
Cam Cab Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1223 704 704
- Website
- camcab.co.uk
A1 Cab Co
- Phone
- +44 1223 525 555
- Website
- a1cabco.com
Mayflower Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 506 070
- Website
- mayflowertaxis.info
Harwich Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 551 111
- Website
- harwichtaxis.com
A2B Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 504 444
- Website
- a2btaxisharwich.com
Mayflower Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 506 070
- Website
- mayflowertaxis.info
Harwich Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 551 111
- Website
- harwichtaxis.com
A2B Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 504 444
- Website
- a2btaxisharwich.com
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