There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Sunderland by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), 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 Newcastle
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BSL - NCL
6h 52m£71–178Fly Basel to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BSL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Thornabytrain
- Take the train from Thornaby to Sunderlandtrain
8h 55m£69–213Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Esttrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Sunderlandtrain
13h 43m£240–433Bus
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Interchangebus
22h 26m£81–129Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Sunderlandcar
13h 32mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Newcastle (NCL)plane ZRH - NCL
8h 37m£126–267Fly Basel to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane BSL - MME
- Take the train from Thornaby to Sunderlandtrain
9h 35m£106–497Fly Basel to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BSL - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
7h 34m£86–360Train via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Newcastletrain
16h 30m£307–766Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Durhamtrain
24h 16mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Sunderlandcar
14h 33m£209–312
Basel to Sunderland by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Sunderland is to bus which costs £80 - £130 and takes 22h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Sunderland is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs £70 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Interchange via Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Sunderland via Mulhouse Ville, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 43m.
The distance between Basel and Sunderland is 677 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Sunderland without a car is to train which takes 13h 43m and costs £240 - £440.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Basel to Sunderland, including transfers.
Basel to Sunderland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
Basel to Sunderland train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Mulhouse Ville station.
The best way to get from Basel to Sunderland is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs £70 - £180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £240 - £440 and takes 13h 43m, you could also bus, which costs £80 - £130 and takes 22h 26m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Sunderland, England?
KLM, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Newcastle (NCL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Sunderland via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 13h 43m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Basel to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–650
Flights from Basel to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Basel to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–650
Flights from Basel to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–150
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- £110–160
- 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
- £85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £85–120
- Comfort
- £100–140
- Premium
- £130–170
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £100–150
- Comfort
- £120–180
- Premium
- £160–210
Train from King's Cross to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £68–74
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Anytime Single
- £140–160
- Advanced Single
- £68–74
- 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
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Thornaby to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £3–5
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
Train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £120–170
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55–85
- 1st Class
- £110–160
Train from Sheffield to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55–85
- 1st Class
- £100–150
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £24–35
- 1st Class
- £45–60
Train from Manchester Airport to Thornaby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–40
- 1st Class
- £50–60
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £42–47
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £65–90
- 2nd Class
- £50–70
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £130–230
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £75–120
- 1st Class
- £160–270
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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 Sunderland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Sunderland is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 4:11 PM in Basel and 3:11 PM in Sunderland.
Basel to Sunderland train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Est station.
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