There are 10 ways to get from Stirling to Basel by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)EDI - BSL
5h 10mCHF 76–188Train via Paris
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel SbbTgv
13h 10mCHF 177–673Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationM8 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
26h 39mCHF 79–222Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stirling to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Basel
15h 41mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Basel (BSL)GLA - BSL
7h 2mCHF 104–186Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 39mCHF 101–252Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)GLA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
8h 26mCHF 114–260Train
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel SbbTer
13h 40mCHF 219–738Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station909 / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
27h 14mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Stirling to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Basel
16h 42mCHF 256–371
Stirling to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stirling to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 75 - SFr 190 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Stirling to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 10m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 190.
No, there is no direct bus from Stirling station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Stirling to Basel. However, there are services departing from Stirling and arriving at Basel Sbb via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 40m.
The distance between Stirling and Basel is 1251 km.
The best way to get from Stirling to Basel without a car is to train via Paris which takes 13h 10m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 700.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Stirling to Basel, including transfers.
Stirling to Basel bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, depart from Bus Station.
Stirling to Basel train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Stirling station.
The best way to get from Stirling to Basel is to train via Paris which takes 13h 10m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 230 and takes 26h 39m.
What companies run services between Stirling, Scotland and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Stirling to Basel Sbb via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 13h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Basel, Brausebad via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon, Basel Euroairport FR, and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft in around 26h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–410
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–6
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- CHF 220–240
- Sleeper Seat
- CHF 60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- CHF 240–280
- 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 75–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
- 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 35–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–190
- 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
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–60
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
- 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 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 27–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–28
- 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
- +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 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–180
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Stirling to Basel bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Stirling. It is currently 7:43 AM in Stirling and 8:43 AM in Basel.
Stirling to Basel train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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