There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Garda by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Peschiera Del Gardatrain Fr
8h 21m€68–445Train via Milan
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Peschiera Del Gardatrain Re6
8h 35m€35–297Bus via Modena
- Take the bus from Basel to Modenabus
- Take the bus from Modena to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the bus from Verona - Stazione FS to Gardabus 164
8h 43mDrive 457.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Gardacar 457.3 km
5h 18m€81–117Fly Basel to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane BSL - VRN
7h 31m€93–379Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Veronabus FlixBus N401 / ...
- Take the bus from Verona - Stazione FS to Gardabus 164
9h 37m€47–76Fly Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BSL - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Gardatrain
7h 14m€87–309Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Gardatrain
8h 23m€140–414
Basel to Garda by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Garda is to bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Garda is to drive which takes 5h 18m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Garda. However, there are services departing from Basel and arriving at Garda via Modena and Verona - Stazione FS. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Garda. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Peschiera Del Garda via Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 21m.
The distance between Basel and Garda is 470 km. The road distance is 457.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Garda without a car is to train which takes 8h 21m and costs €65 - €450.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Basel to Garda, including transfers.
Basel to Garda bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Basel station.
Basel to Garda train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Garda is to train which takes 8h 21m and costs €65 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus via Modena, which costs and takes 8h 43m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €380 and takes 7h 31m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Garda, Veneto, Italy?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Garda via Lugano, Milano Centrale, Peschiera Del Garda, and Peschiera - bivio stazione in around 8h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel to Garda via Modena, Verona Porta Nuova Station, and Verona - Stazione FS in around 8h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Basel to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Basel to Verona Villafranca Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Basel to Verona Villafranca Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- 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
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 Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Basel to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
Bus from Modena to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 045 805 7922
- info@atv.verona.it
- Website
- atv.verona.it
Bus from Verona - Stazione FS to Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Schedules at
- atv.verona.it
Bus from Verona - Stazione FS to Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Schedules at
- atv.verona.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Garda bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Modena station.
Basel to Garda train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Garda is 457 km. It takes approximately 5h 18m to drive from Basel to Garda.
There are 8448+ hotels available in Garda.






































