There are 9 ways to get from Bristol to Basel by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Bristol Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Basel (BSL)BRS - BSL
4h 19mCHF 65–175Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
23h 37mCHF 42–173Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel SbbTgv
9h 18mCHF 139–621Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
19h 29mCHF 48–135Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bristol to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Basel
10h 59mFly Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
5h 43mCHF 100–249Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)LHR - BSL
5h 55mCHF 114–458Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Basel (BSL)LGW - BSL
6h 58mCHF 94–262Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Basel
12h 1mCHF 181–274
Bristol to Basel by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Basel is to bus via Paris which costs SFr 40 - SFr 180 and takes 23h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 19m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Bristol to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Basel Sbb via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 18m.
The distance between Bristol and Basel is 870 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Basel without a car is to train which takes 9h 18m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Bristol to Basel, including transfers.
Bristol to Basel bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Bristol to Basel train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 19m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 130 - SFr 650 and takes 9h 18m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 140 and takes 19h 29m.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet and KLM fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Basel Sbb via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 18m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Basel via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.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 65–310
- 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 35–150
- 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
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 27–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- CHF 14–22
- 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
- +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 70–180
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Bristol to Basel bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Basel is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 6:01 PM in Bristol and 7:01 PM in Basel.
Bristol to Basel train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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