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Basel Fasnacht day trip from the UK.
15 Feb - 17 Feb 2027

Basel Fasnacht, Basel, Switzerland. Fly out in the morning, home the same night.

Day trips to Basel while Basel Fasnacht is on

Basel
BaselLondon Stansted, home to London Gatwick · Wed 17 Feb · Out with Ryanair UK, back with easyJet
6.0 hoursin the city
09:40·13:0019:00·21:50
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 19:00 · Bus 50, 20 minFirst EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Stansted.
from£152£101 flight + £51 groundChecked 10 days agoSee the day
Basel
BaselLondon Heathrow, home to London Gatwick · Tue 16 Feb · Out with British Airways, back with easyJet
8.2 hoursin the city
07:20·10:5019:00·22:00
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 19:00 · Bus 50, 20 minFirst EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Heathrow.
from£163£112 flight + £51 groundChecked 10 days agoSee the day
Basel
BaselLondon Gatwick · Mon 15 Feb · easyJet
7.2 hoursin the city
08:10·11:4018:50·21:50
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 18:50 · Bus 50, 20 minFirst EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.
from£171£120 flight + £51 groundChecked 10 days agoSee the day
Basel
BaselLondon Heathrow · Mon 15 Feb · British Airways
6.8 hoursin the city
07:35·11:0517:55·20:55
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 17:55 · Bus 50, 20 minFirst EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.
from£247£196 flight + £51 groundChecked 10 days agoSee the day

The details

Basel
Photo: Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0

2027

Basel Fasnacht

Basel, Switzerland

Dates
15 Feb - 17 Feb 2027
15 Feb
Morgestraich (starts 04:00)
Costs
Free. The badge (Blaggedde), from £9 (CHF 10), is the customary ticket
Best day
Mon 15 or Wed 17 Feb for the Cortège, the big parade, 13:30 to about 18:00.
Day trip?
Works as a day trip

See day trips to BaselOfficial page

As a day trip: The Cortège on Monday and Wednesday afternoons fits a day trip. The 04:00 Morgestraich needs a night in Basel.

Dates checked on 5 Oct 2026 against the official page. Prices are shown only where the organiser publishes them (free and paid for this one).

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