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There are 10 ways to get from Sunderland to Basel by bus, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, train, or car ferry

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  1. Bus to Newcastle, fly to Basel

    best
    1. Take the bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Basel (BSL)plane plane NCL - BSL
    6h 4m

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Interchange to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Luxembourg to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus
    22h 30m
    CHF 97–184

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Sunderland to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Basel Sbbtrain train Tgv
    10h 59m
    CHF 336–526

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Sunderland to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Baselcar car
    13h 31m
    CHF 329–429

  5. Bus to Newcastle, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane NCL - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 27m

  6. Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Sunderland to Thornabytrain train
    2. Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MME - BSL
    8h 9m
    CHF 127–681

  7. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Sunderland to Thornabytrain train
    2. Take the train from Thornaby to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MAN - BSL
    8h 30m
    CHF 114–324

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    11h 6m
    CHF 329–518

  9. Bus via Ghent

    1. Take the bus from Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 598 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Ghent Dampoortbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus bus
    26h 24m

  10. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Sunderland to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Baselcar car
    14h 32m
    CHF 231–384

Sunderland to Basel by train and foot

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration10h 59mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 336Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,100.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 4m

What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Sunderland to Basel Sbb via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Est in around 10h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Interchange to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Luxembourg in around 22h 30m.

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