Day trip to Basel.
From London Gatwick, back by 21:55.
Switzerland·Mon 2 Nov · 7.3 hours in the city
Time in the city
7.3 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
6km
to the centreFrom Basel centre (BSL)
Daylight
10.0 hours
07:13 to 17:14Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:14
First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.
08:10
Leave London Gatwick
easyJet, direct
11:40
In the city
Lands 10:50, 30min immigration, 20min from the airport
19:00
Leave the city
20min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
21:55
Back in London Gatwick
Flies 21:20
- Leave London GatwickeasyJet, direct08:10
- Land in Basel1h 40min10:50
- In the city30min immigration, 20min from the airport11:40
- Leave the city20min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration19:00
- Fly home1h 40min21:20
- Back in London Gatwick21:55
Best day for your flights
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Basel’s Christmas markets open 26 Nov
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Basel on a budgetShowHide
Transport for the day costs £9.00. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.
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Best day for your flights
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Kunstmuseum Basel and Museum Tinguely shut Mondays.
What a day in Basel costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£143.40/ all in, per person
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
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Return flights are about 170 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 640 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out
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Half the price, for as long as you stay, for the first 1,000 members.
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Getting to the airportShowHide
Getting to Gatwick
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Long Stay car park, free for 0-2 hours, with a free shuttle bus (10-12 min) to the terminal. Source
Train
Coach
- National Express from LondonPrice not published
Taxi
- From London£100-£160 one way~30 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-offfrom £10.00
Drop-off zone, £10 for 10 min, then £1/extra minute up to 20 min, maximum daily charge £30, maximum stay 30 min, payable by midnight the next day. Source
- Short Stay£70.00
"12-24 hours" walk-up (roll-up) rate. Source
- Premium Short Stay£87.50
"12-24 hours" walk-up rate. Source
- Long Stay£38.00
"2-24 hours" band (first 2 hours free). Source
Parking nearby
No same-day price published. See multi-day prices
Costs people forgetShowHide
Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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