There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Sunderland by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
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Train via Newcastle
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
- Take the train from King's Cross to Newcastletrain
10h 8m£303–497Fly Basel to Newcastle
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BSL - NCL
6h 57m£74–198Bus
- 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 36m£80–219Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Sunderlandcar
13h 34mTrain
- 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 King's Cross to Sunderlandtrain
11h 15m£291–489Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Interchangebus 426 / ...
24h 51m£110–242Drive, 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 35m£184–312Train 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 21m£111–313Fly Basel to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane BSL - MME
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Sunderlandtrain
9h 7m£140–737Fly 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 20m£109–318
Basel to Sunderland by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Sunderland is to bus which costs £80 - £220 and takes 22h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Sunderland is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs £70 - £200.
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 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Sunderland via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, King's Cross and Newcastle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 8m.
The distance between Basel and Sunderland is 891 miles.
The best way to get from Basel to Sunderland without a car is to train via Newcastle which takes 10h 8m and costs £300 - £500.
It takes approximately 10h 8m 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 TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
The best way to get from Basel to Sunderland is to train via Newcastle which takes 10h 8m and costs £300 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £220 and takes 22h 36m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £200 and takes 6h 57m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Sunderland, England?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Sunderland via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross, and Newcastle in around 10h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Interchange via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, and London Victoria in around 22h 36m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Basel to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Basel to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Basel to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Basel to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- 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
- £130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.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
Train from King's Cross to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.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
- £28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- 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 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- 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/
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Golders Green Station to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- 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
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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 11:50 PM in Basel and 10:50 PM in Sunderland.
Basel to Sunderland train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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