There are 12 ways to get from Stanstead to Basel by taxi, train, car ferry, bus, car, car train, or plane
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 Westway First Depottaxi
- 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 36mCHF 438–714Bus 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 28mCHF 53–247Taxi, car ferry, bus
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Harwich International Porttaxi
- Take the car ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Hollandcarferry
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Baselbus
20h 37mCHF 137–414Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stanstead to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
10h 1mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)plane LHR - BSL
7h 25mCHF 114–353Taxi, car ferry, train
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Harwich International Porttaxi
- Take the car ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Hollandcarferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Basel SBBtrain
19h 55mCHF 173–531Bus
- Take the bus from Thetford to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
24h 32mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Stanstead to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
11h 7mCHF 136–222Train, 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 10mCHF 88–266Train 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 52mCHF 143–383Bus 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 56mCHF 61–201Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LTN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 45mCHF 131–378
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stanstead to Basel is to bus and fly which costs SFr 60 - SFr 210 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Stanstead to Basel is to bus and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 210.
No, there is no direct bus from Stanstead to Basel. However, there are services departing from Scotchford Bridge and arriving at Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse via Bus Station, Thetford, London Victoria and Gent. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 32m.
The distance between Stanstead and Basel is 1139 km.
The best way to get from Stanstead to Basel without a car is to taxi and train which takes 10h 36m and costs SFr 430 - SFr 750.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Stanstead to Basel, including transfers.
Stanstead to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Thetford station.
Stanstead to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Stanstead. It is currently 2:28 AM in Stanstead and 3:28 AM in Basel.
There are 1296+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Stanstead, England and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Scotchford Bridge to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse via Bus Station, Thetford, London Victoria, Ghent Dampoort, and Gent in around 24h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–80
- 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
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 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
- 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
Train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Marks Tey to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Baden-Baden to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thetford to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Railway Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–13
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Holland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–240
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- CHF 50–60
- Small Car
- CHF 70–240
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
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