There are 6 ways to get from Basingstoke to Cherbourg by train, plane, ferry, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly, ferry
best- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Alderney Airport (ACI)SOU - ACI
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourg
4h 49m€239–398Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Caen - Bus Station
- Take the train from Caen to CherbourgK2+ / ...
17h 27m€43–158Train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
8h 30m€166–421Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basingstoke to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Caen
- Drive from Caen to Cherbourg
8h 41m€51–325Train, ferry
- Take the train from Basingstoke to CoshamLondon Waterloo - Portsmouth Harbour / ...
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
10h 25m€49–280Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basingstoke to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cherbourg
6h 49m
Basingstoke to Cherbourg by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Cherbourg is to train and ferry which costs €45 - €280 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Cherbourg is to train and fly and ferry which takes 4h 49m and costs €230 - €400.
The distance between Basingstoke and Cherbourg is 244 km.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Cherbourg without a car is to train which takes 8h 30m and costs €160 - €430.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Basingstoke to Cherbourg, including transfers.
There are 546+ hotels available in Cherbourg.
What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Cherbourg, Normandy, France?
You can take a train from Basingstoke to Cherbourg via London Waterloo, Waterloo station, Euston station, Euston Station, St Pancras International Station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Magenta, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, and Paris St Lazare in around 8h 30m.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Alderney Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Southampton Airport to Alderney Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Cosham
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Caen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €62
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–280
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €30–40
- Car
- €65–90
- Single Ticket
- €21–80
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–280
Ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Single Ticket
- €45–80
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–260
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