There are 10 ways to get from Luton to Basel by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Luton Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Basel (BSL)plane LTN - BSL
1h 54mCHF 54–225Train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
7h 43mCHF 247–445Bus
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
17h 50mCHF 76–121Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Luton to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
9h 54mCHF 255–328Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)plane LHR - BSL
4h 44mCHF 77–281Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Luton to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Basel (BSL)plane LGW - BSL
5h 20mCHF 102–250Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 7mCHF 107–318Train to London City Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 29mCHF 149–515Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Basel SBBbus
21h 25mCHF 81–141Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Luton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
10h 54mCHF 139–250
Luton to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 130 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Basel is to fly which takes 1h 54m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct bus from Luton station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Luton Station Interchange and arriving at Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) via London Victoria and Luxembourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Luton to Basel. However, there are services departing from Luton and arriving at Basel Sbb via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 43m.
The distance between Luton and Basel is 747 km.
The best way to get from Luton to Basel without a car is to train which takes 7h 43m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 450.
It takes approximately 1h 54m to get from Luton to Basel, including transfers.
Luton to Basel bus services, operated by Green Line, depart from Luton Station Interchange.
Luton to Basel train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Luton station.
The best way to get from Luton to Basel is to fly which takes 1h 54m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 240 - SFr 450 and takes 7h 43m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 130 and takes 17h 50m.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet flies from Luton Airport (LTN) to Basel (BSL) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luton to Basel Sbb via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 7h 43m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–360
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–240
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- 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
- Estimated price
- CHF 127
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- CHF 127
- 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 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/airport-services/greenline
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/airport-services/greenline
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Luton to Basel bus services, operated by Green Line, arrive at Green Line Coach Station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Luton. It is currently 7:16 PM in Luton and 8:16 PM in Basel.
Luton to Basel train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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