There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Brindisi by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane BSL - BDS
4h 13m€73–284Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane MXP - BDS
7h 56m€61–431Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brindisitrain Fr
13h 45m€148–623Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Brindisibus FlixBus N436
19h 30m€99–169Drive 1,328.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Brindisicar 1,328.6 km
12h 35m€230–332Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane ZRH - BDS
5h 21m€110–353Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane GVA - BDS
7h 24m€151–455Train via Reggio Emilia
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Brindisitrain Fr
14h 8m€187–628Bus
- Take the bus from Basel to Grottaminardabus
- Take the bus from Grottaminarda Piazzale Padre Pio to Brindisi Istituto Professionale Falconebus Itabus
25h 49m€117–175
Basel to Brindisi by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Brindisi is to bus via Milan which costs €95 - €170 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Brindisi is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs €70 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Brindisi. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Brindisi via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Brindisi. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Brindisi via Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 45m.
The distance between Basel and Brindisi is 1139 km. The road distance is 1328.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Brindisi without a car is to train which takes 13h 45m and costs €140 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Basel to Brindisi, including transfers.
Basel to Brindisi bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Brindisi train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Brindisi is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs €70 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €650 and takes 13h 45m, you could also bus via Milan, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 19h 30m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Brindisi, Italy?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and Airbus France fly from Basel (BSL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Brindisi via Lugano and Milano Centrale in around 13h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,000
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Basel to Grottaminarda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Grottaminarda Piazzale Padre Pio to Brindisi Istituto Professionale Falcone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Brindisi bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Basel to Brindisi train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Brindisi is 1329 km. It takes approximately 12h 35m to drive from Basel to Brindisi.
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