There are 11 ways to get from Lichfield to Basel by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Lichfield Trent Valley to London Eustontrain
- 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 23mCHF 271–503Fly Birmingham Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Basel (BSL)plane BHX - BSL
12h 44mCHF 72–227Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
20h 35mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lichfield to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
11h 14mTrain
- Take the train from Lichfield Trent Valley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
10h 14mCHF 261–491Bus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel SBBbus
22h 53mCHF 73–120Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lichfield to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
12h 20mCHF 158–275Fly Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BHX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 28mCHF 110–318Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Lichfield Trent Valley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Basel (BSL)plane LGW - BSL
6h 33mCHF 109–359Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Lichfield Trent Valley to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 53mCHF 149–435Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 24mCHF 105–333
Lichfield to Basel by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lichfield to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 120 and takes 22h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Lichfield to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 28m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 320.
No, there is no direct bus from Lichfield station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Basel SBB via Newhall St, London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Lichfield to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lichfield City and arriving at Basel Sbb via Lichfield Trent Valley, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 23m.
The distance between Lichfield and Basel is 1166 km.
The best way to get from Lichfield to Basel without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 23m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Lichfield to Basel, including transfers.
Lichfield to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Newhall St station.
Lichfield to Basel train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Lichfield Trent Valley station.
The best way to get from Lichfield to Basel is to train via Paris which takes 9h 23m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 550. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs and takes 20h 35m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 230 and takes 12h 44m.
What companies run services between Lichfield, England and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Lichfield City to Basel Sbb via Lichfield Trent Valley, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse via Dale House, Albert Street, Grand Central, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, and Brussels-North Station in around 20h 35m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Lichfield Trent Valley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Lichfield Trent Valley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–40
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.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 130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- 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 100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–29
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- 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 35–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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 17–29
- 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 6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Lichfield to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Lichfield. It is currently 7:58 AM in Lichfield and 8:58 AM in Basel.
Lichfield to Basel train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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