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)INV - BSL
7h 25mCHF 140–234Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Basel (BSL)ABZ - BSL
8h 49mCHF 109–258Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel SbbTgv
15h 54mCHF 240–595Bus
- Take the bus from Union Street to Park and RideE8
- Take the bus from Park and Ride 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
30h 29mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Basel
18h 19mFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)INV - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
8h 14mCHF 150–358Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)EDI - BSL
7h 52mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Inverness to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Basel (BSL)GLA - BSL
10h 21mCHF 123–286Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel SbbTer
16h 4mCHF 282–620Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Euston
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Basel SBB099
30h 35mCHF 135–282Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Basel
19h 20mCHF 286–415
Inverness to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 120 - SFr 290 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Basel is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness to Basel. However, there are services departing from Union Street and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Park and Ride, London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 29m.
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 4m.
The distance between Inverness and Basel is 1370 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Basel without a car is to train which takes 15h 54m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 600.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Inverness to Basel, including transfers.
Inverness to Basel bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Union Street station.
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 25m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 240 - SFr 600 and takes 15h 54m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 30h 29m.
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 54m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
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 65–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- 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 129–133
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–16
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–18
- 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 75–310
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 32–33
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- CHF 220–240
- Sleeper Seat
- CHF 65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- CHF 250–290
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- CHF 220–240
- Sleeper Seat
- CHF 65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- CHF 260–300
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- 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 50–150
- 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 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Park and Ride to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- 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 28–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- 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 14–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
Inverness to Basel bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Park and Ride station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 8:54 PM in Inverness and 9:54 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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