There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Follonica by bus, train, train (Trenitalia), car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Basel to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Follonicatrain Ic
11h 20m€56–115Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Grossetobus
- Take the bus from Grosseto F.S. to Follonica Leopardi Centro Comm.bus 49D
14h 16m€53–91Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Follonicatrain Ic
11h 26m€87–432Drive 720.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Follonicacar 720.7 km
7h 19m€126–182Fly Basel to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BSL - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Livorno Centraletrain
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Follonicatrain
9h 54m€125–307Train via Florence
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Livorno Centraletrain Re
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Follonicatrain Re
11h 33m€97–463Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Livorno Centraletrain
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Follonicatrain
8h 59m€141–383Fly Basel to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane BSL - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Ostiense to Follonicatrain
7h 51m€82–260Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane ZRH - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Ostiense to Follonicatrain
9h 1m€93–296Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Livorno Centraletrain
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Follonicatrain
9h 38m€138–431Fly Basel to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BSL - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Follonicatrain
11h 59m€84–285
Basel to Follonica by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Follonica is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Follonica is to drive which takes 7h 19m and costs €120 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Follonica. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Follonica Leopardi Centro Comm. via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Grosseto F.S.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Follonica. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Follonica via Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 26m.
The distance between Basel and Follonica is 745 km. The road distance is 720.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Follonica without a car is to bus and train which takes 11h 20m and costs €55 - €120.
It takes approximately 11h 20m to get from Basel to Follonica, including transfers.
Basel to Follonica bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Follonica train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Follonica is to train which takes 11h 26m and costs €85 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 14h 16m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Follonica, Tuscany, Italy?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Follonica via Lugano and Milano Centrale in around 11h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Follonica Leopardi Centro Comm. via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Grosseto, and Grosseto F.S. in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Basel to Fiumicino International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Basel to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–900
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Basel to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Basel to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–900
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Follonica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Follonica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Livorno Centrale to Follonica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Ostiense to Follonica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Follonica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Livorno Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Livorno Centrale to Follonica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Ostiense to Follonica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- numeroverdetpl@regione.toscana.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Grosseto F.S. to Follonica Leopardi Centro Comm.
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Schedules at
- https://www.at-bus.it/en/lines-and-timetables
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Follonica bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Basel to Follonica train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Follonica is 721 km. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Basel to Follonica.
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