There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Stansted by train (TGV, Eurostar), train, night train, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
7h 16m£254–416Fly Basel to London Heathrow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
- Take the train from London Victoria to Meophamtrain
7h 3m£95–340Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
21h 8m£440–1,125Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Stanstedcar
8h 51m£226–275Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Stanstedcar
9h 49m£119–207Fly Basel to London Gatwick Airport, line 223 bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BSL - LGW
- Take the bus from Quarry Hill Parade to Flagstone Pavingbus
6h 50mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
7h 43m£126–472Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ZRH - LGW
8h 9m£107–287Train 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 London Victoria to Meophamtrain
8h 22m£122–365Fly Basel to London Stansted Airport, train, line 223 bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BSL - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Gravesendtrain
- Take the bus from Barrack Row to Labour-in-Vain Roadbus
7h 3m
Basel to Stansted by train, night train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Stansted is to drive and car ferry which costs £110 - £210 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Stansted is to fly and train which takes 7h 3m and costs £95 - £340.
The distance between Basel and Stansted is 642 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Stansted without a car is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs £250 - £420.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Basel to Stansted, including transfers.
Stansted is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 5:20 PM in Basel and 4:20 PM in Stansted.
There are 16727+ hotels available in Stansted.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Stansted, England?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Stansted via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and Ebbsfleet International in around 7h 16m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
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
- £60–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
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
- £50–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
Night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £250–750
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London Victoria to Meopham
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Gravesend
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Bus from Quarry Hill Parade to Flagstone Paving
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.brianjonesbusandcoachhire.co.uk/
Bus from Barrack Row to Labour-in-Vain Road
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.brianjonesbusandcoachhire.co.uk/
- 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
- £7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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