There are 12 ways to get from York to Basel by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, plane, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from York 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
9h 41mCHF 140–548Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from York to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Basel (BSL)MAN - BSL
6h 10mCHF 76–199Bus
- Take the bus from Low Ousegate to Leeds Bus Station Entrance843 / ...
- Take the bus from Bradford to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
24h 12mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from York to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Basel
12h 21mTrain via Strasbourg
- Take the train from York to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel SbbTer
9h 51mCHF 182–573Bus via London
- Take the bus from Low Ousegate to Leeds Bus Station Entrance843 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
26h 59mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from York to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Basel
13h 22mCHF 200–292Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Basel (BSL)LBA - BSL
7h 8mCHF 76–197Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MAN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 39mCHF 86–243Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from York to Darlington
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Basel (BSL)MME - BSL
7h 46mCHF 163–405Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from York to King's Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)LHR - BSL
6h 48mCHF 99–365Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from York to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Basel (BSL)HUY - BSL
8h 47mCHF 135–763
York to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from York to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 75 - SFr 200 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from York to Basel is to train and fly which takes 6h 10m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from York to Basel. However, there are services departing from Low Ousegate and arriving at Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse via Leeds City Bus Station, Bradford and Brussels-North Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from York to Basel. However, there are services departing from York and arriving at Basel Sbb via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 51m.
The distance between York and Basel is 1279 km.
The best way to get from York to Basel without a car is to train which takes 9h 41m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from York to Basel, including transfers.
York to Basel bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, depart from Low Ousegate station.
York to Basel train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from York station.
The best way to get from York to Basel is to train which takes 9h 41m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 24h 12m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 200 and takes 7h 8m.
What companies run services between York, England and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from York 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 9h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Low Ousegate to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse via Leeds Bus Station Entrance, Leeds City Bus Station, Bradford Interchange Bus Station, Bradford, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, and Brussels-North Station in around 24h 12m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Humberside Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–650
Flights from Humberside Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Humberside Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–650
Flights from Humberside Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Basel via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–24
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- 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 75–310
- 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
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- CHF 12–17
- 1st Class
- CHF 24–30
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 50–150
- 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 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from York to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
- 01653692556
- customer.services@transdevbus.co.uk
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Low Ousegate to Leeds Bus Station Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/coastliner/
- 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 27–31
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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 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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York to Basel bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, arrive at Leeds Bus Station Entrance.
Basel is 1h ahead of York. It is currently 2:54 AM in York and 3:54 AM in Basel.
York to Basel train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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