There are 10 ways to get from Bournemouth to Basel by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
9h 34mCHF 123–457Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Meeting House Lane to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strassebus
25h 45mCHF 50–120Bus
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel SBBbus 299
19h 40mCHF 65–113Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bournemouth to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
10h 42mTrain to Southampton Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Basel (BSL)plane SOU - BSL
6h 25mCHF 59–288Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bournemouth to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
11h 49mCHF 170–253Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)plane LHR - BSL
5h 50mCHF 77–295Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 10mCHF 101–259Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Basel (BSL)plane LGW - BSL
6h 14mCHF 78–235Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LGW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 38mCHF 102–289
Bournemouth to Basel by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Basel is to bus via Paris which costs SFr 50 - SFr 120 and takes 25h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Basel is to bus and fly which takes 5h 50m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Bournemouth station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth Station and arriving at Basel SBB via London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 40m.
The distance between Bournemouth and Basel is 1154 km.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Basel without a car is to train which takes 9h 34m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 460.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Bournemouth to Basel, including transfers.
Bournemouth to Basel bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bournemouth Station.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Basel is to train which takes 9h 34m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 120 and takes 19h 40m.
Bournemouth to Basel bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Basel is 1h ahead of Bournemouth. It is currently 4:11 AM in Bournemouth and 5:11 AM in Basel.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bournemouth to Basel Sbb via London Waterloo, Waterloo station, Euston station, Euston Station, St Pancras International Station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bournemouth Station to Basel SBB via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon in around 19h 40m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
Flights from Southampton Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–80
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Meeting House Lane to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–170
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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