There are 11 ways to get from Sunderland to Basel by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Newcastle to Basel
best- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Basel (BSL)plane NCL - BSL
6h 49mCHF 81–198Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Interchange to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 172 / ...
- Take the bus from Bradford to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBBbus
24h 28mCHF 72–142Train via Paris
- Take the train from Sunderland to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
11h 29mCHF 269–469Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sunderland to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar
13h 22mFly Newcastle to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NCL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 14mCHF 119–309Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
6h 54mCHF 95–313Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Sunderland to Thornabytrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Basel (BSL)plane MME - BSL
7h 58mCHF 119–633Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Sunderland to Thornabytrain
- Take the train from Thornaby to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Basel (BSL)plane MAN - BSL
8h 28mCHF 101–272Train
- Take the train from Newcastle to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
11h 42mCHF 228–489Bus, train
- Take the bus from Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 426 / ...
- 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
27h 27mCHF 123–271Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sunderland to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Baselcar
14h 27mCHF 193–295
Sunderland to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunderland to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 150 and takes 24h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sunderland to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunderland to Basel. However, there are services departing from Interchange and arriving at Basel SBB via Leeds City Bus Station, Bradford and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Sunderland to Basel. However, there are services departing from Sunderland and arriving at Basel Sbb via Newcastle, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 42m.
The distance between Sunderland and Basel is 1083 km.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Basel without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 29m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 470.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Sunderland to Basel, including transfers.
Sunderland to Basel bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Interchange station.
Sunderland to Basel train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Newcastle station.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs SFr 260 - SFr 470 and takes 11h 29m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 150 and takes 24h 28m.
What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Basel, Switzerland?
KLM, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sunderland to Basel Sbb via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 11h 29m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Newcastle to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Newcastle to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Newcastle to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
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
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Newcastle to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newcastle to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Train from Sunderland to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- 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
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- 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
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- 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
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Thornaby to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sunderland to Thornaby
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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 25–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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 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
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Interchange to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Interchange to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- 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 Bradford to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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
Sunderland to Basel bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Sunderland. It is currently 11:07 AM in Sunderland and 12:07 PM in Basel.
Sunderland to Basel train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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