There are 10 ways to get from Preston to Basel by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Basel (BSL)plane MAN - BSL
5h 14mCHF 59–195Train
- Take the train from Preston 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
10h 18mCHF 246–479Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBBbus
22h 25mCHF 66–107Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
12h 48mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Basel (BSL)plane LBA - BSL
7h 27mCHF 116–279Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 34mCHF 87–276Train to Liverpool, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Basel (BSL)plane LPL - BSL
7h 48mCHF 76–254Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- 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
10h 20mCHF 226–526Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Colmarbus
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
26h 54mCHF 113–249Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
13h 54mCHF 182–290
Preston to Basel by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 65 - SFr 110 and takes 22h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 14m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Basel SBB via Birmingham and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Basel. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Basel Sbb via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Preston and Basel is 1016 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Basel without a car is to train which takes 10h 18m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 480.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Preston to Basel, including transfers.
Preston to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Basel train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Basel is to train which takes 10h 18m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 110 and takes 22h 25m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Preston to Basel Sbb via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 10h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Basel SBB via Newhall St, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, and Brussels-North train station in around 22h 25m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–230
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Basel via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- +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
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 25–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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 7–18
- 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
Preston to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 10:44 AM in Preston and 11:44 AM in Basel.
Preston to Basel train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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