There are 11 ways to get from Inverness to Basel by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Basel (BSL)plane INV - BSL
7h 35mCHF 117–233Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
8h 40mCHF 88–301Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
15h 59mCHF 377–614Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M90
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FRbus
29h 12mCHF 103–179Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
18h 20mFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane INV - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 20mCHF 145–354Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Basel (BSL)plane ABZ - BSL
9h 23mCHF 158–320Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Basel (BSL)plane GLA - BSL
10h 32mCHF 114–335Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
16h 1mCHF 357–661Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Baselbus
23h 3mCHF 207–379Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
19h 26mCHF 262–405
Inverness to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 100 - SFr 180 and takes 29h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Basel is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Basel. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Basel Sbb via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 1m.
The distance between Inverness and Basel is 1371 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Basel without a car is to train which takes 15h 59m and costs SFr 370 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Inverness to Basel, including transfers.
Inverness to Basel bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Basel train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Basel is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 370 - SFr 650 and takes 15h 59m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 180 and takes 29h 12m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet, British Airways, and KLM fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Inverness to Basel Sbb via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 15h 59m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–410
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–270
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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 110–200
- 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 90–150
- 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 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.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 30–50
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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 6–18
- 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 5–14
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Basel bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 4:42 PM in Inverness and 5:42 PM in Basel.
Inverness to Basel train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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