There are 11 ways to get from Stanstead to Basel by taxi, train, car, car train, bus, plane, car ferry, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train
best- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Epping stationtaxi
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
8h 59mCHF 495–702Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Railway Station to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)plane STN - FKB
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bftrain
9h 31mCHF 59–241Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stanstead to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
10h 8mCHF 279–363Line 41 bus, train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Stanway Close to Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sudbury (Suffolk) to Marks Teytrain
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)plane LHR - BSL
7h 30mCHF 122–342Taxi, car ferry, train
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Harwich International Porttaxi
- Take the carferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Hollandcarferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel SBBtrain 43N
20h 17mCHF 309–678Taxi, car ferry, train, night train
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Harwich International Porttaxi
- Take the carferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Hollandcarferry
- Take the train from Schiedam Centrum to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Take the nighttrain from Eindhoven Centraal to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
21h 7mCHF 277–611Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stanstead to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
11h 9mCHF 181–318Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Marks Tey to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Basel (BSL)plane LGW - BSL
7h 14mCHF 105–303Train to London City Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 56mCHF 157–465Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 49mCHF 143–351Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Basel (BSL)plane STN - BSL
6h 51mCHF 76–235
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stanstead to Basel is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 55 - SFr 250 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Stanstead to Basel is to bus and fly which takes 6h 51m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 240.
The distance between Stanstead and Basel is 1082 km.
The best way to get from Stanstead to Basel without a car is to taxi and train which takes 8h 59m and costs SFr 490 - SFr 700.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Stanstead to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h ahead of Stanstead. It is currently 9:18 AM in Stanstead and 10:18 AM in Basel.
There are 1316+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Stanstead, England and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Stanstead to Basel. However, you can take the taxi to Epping station, take the subway to Liverpool Street station, take the subway to King's Cross St. Pancras station, walk to London St Pancras Intl, take the train to Paris Nord, take the train to Paris Gare de Lyon, then take the train to Basel Sbb. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Stanstead to Basel via Folkestone and Calais-Fréthun in around 10h 8m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 129
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 129
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Sudbury (Suffolk) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Marks Tey to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiedam Centrum to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Eindhoven Centraal to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Eindhoven Centraal to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–105
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–105
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- Southern
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 330 102 0801
- services@hedingham.co.uk
- Website
- Hedingham
Bus from Stanway Close to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- Hedingham
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Railway Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Railway Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Holland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- CHF 50–65
- Small Car
- CHF 70–250
Car ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Holland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- CHF 50–65
- Small Car
- CHF 70–250
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–270
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
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