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Cheap Flights to Basel from £50

Compare the latest flight prices from easyJet, these airlines have some great cheap last minute bargains to Basel from London Gatwick. EasyJet flies daily to Basel from Gatwick.
Basel is a large port on the river Rhine in northern Switzerland. Basel Airport is also not far away from Zurich and southern Germany.
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Only return direct flights to Basel with the lowest airfares are displayed.

London Gatwick to Basel

from

£50

The very cheapest flights are on the bargain page, all fares are UNDER £60

Weekend flights to Basel start from only £54.

To compare more flight prices to Basel, click on the monthly pages below, these show extra dates and fares.

Best Prices to Basel by Month

February	from	£53
March	from	£50
April	from	£56

May	from	£52
June	from	£50
July	from	£68

Travel to & from Basel airport (BSL), Switzerland/France

This small but modern airport is called EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, situated in French territory 6 Miles NW of Basel, 14 miles SE of Mulhouse. The airport has divided French and Swiss immigration sections (EU & non EU), and is shared between Basel (Switzerland), Mulhouse (France) and Freiburg (Germany). Good airport for Black Forest, the Jura, the Vosges, Rhine cruises.
Taxi	To city costs 40 Swiss franks for 15 minutes journey.
Bus	Regular shuttle bus no.50 runs to the SBB main train station in 20 minutes. Coaches run to Mulhouse railway station in 30 minutes.
Train	Nearest station is in Basel, a major Swiss rail gateway for trains from Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt and other European cities.

Best Sights at Basel

Barfusserplatz - Heart of the Old Town with cafe's, beer halls and cheap food.
Rathaus - 16th C. Town hall with elaborate red facade.
Munster - 12th C. Red sandstone Gothic cathedral with Romanesque doorway and tomb of Erasmus.
Kunstmuseum - Museum of Fine Arts, religeous, Swiss and modern art, Picassos, Holbeins.
Basel Zoo - Best zoo in Switzerland.
Museum Jean Tinguely - Unique whacky sculptures by muck-loved Swiss artist.
Fondation Beyeler - Small but very high quality art gallery, Picasso, Monet, Rodin, Miro and others.
The Carnival - End of January, 3 days of parades, music and masquerades.

The list of destinations and routes can change daily, last updated on 5 February 2012 at 05:27.