There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Milan by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
best- Take the train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane DUS - LIN
7h 19mFly Dortmund Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DTM - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
7h 39m€50–231Train
- Take the train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
12h 38mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Milanbus FlixBus N07
18h 2mDrive 887.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Milancar 887.4 km
8h 50m€165–238Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DUS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
8h 4mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Oelde to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CGN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
8h 51mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oelde to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CGN - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
8h 51mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Oelde to Essen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane FRA - LIN
8h 38mTrain, bus via Leverkusen
- Take the train from Oelde to Leverkusen Mittetrain Re
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Milanbus FlixBus N11
20h 54mDrive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Milancar
12h 55m€215–287
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Milan is to fly and train which costs €50 - €240 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Milan is to fly and train which takes 7h 39m and costs €50 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Milan. However, there are services departing from Oelde and arriving at Milano Centrale via Dortmund Hbf, Basel SBB and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 38m.
The distance between Basel and Milan is 829 km. The road distance is 887.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Milan without a car is to train which takes 12h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Basel to Milan, including transfers.
Basel to Milan train services, operated by National Express, depart from Oelde station.
Basel to Milan train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Milan is 887 km. It takes approximately 8h 50m to drive from Basel to Milan.
There are 13771+ hotels available in Milan.
What companies run services between Basel, Germany and Milan, Italy?
You can take a vehicle from Basel to Milano Centrale via Oelde, Dortmund Hbf, Basel SBB, and Lugano in around 12h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–130
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–190
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Leverkusen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leverkusen to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
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