There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Koper by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Venice
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 Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
11h 28m€101–475Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Ljubljana bus stationbus FlixBus N887
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Koperbus Pr A22 8426 11 / ...
14h 39m€64–159Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Koperbus
14h 13m€289–905Drive 736.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Kopercar 736.9 km
7h 49m€127–184Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain S11
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
11h 37m€87–391Train, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Milano Centrale Station to Portorož
13h 34m€494–1,134Fly Basel to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BSL - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Koper, Avtobusna Postaja
7h 15m€213–444Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Koper, Avtobusna Postaja
6h 53m€220–491Fly Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane BSL - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Koper Bankabus
8h 23m€91–260Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
8h 13m€144–764Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Koperbus
8h 46m€157–746
Basel to Koper by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Koper is to bus which costs €60 - €160 and takes 14h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Koper is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 6h 53m and costs €220 - €500.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Koper. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Koper via Ljubljana AP. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 39m.
The distance between Basel and Koper is 815 km. The road distance is 736.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Koper without a car is to bus which takes 14h 39m and costs €60 - €160.
It takes approximately 11h 28m to get from Basel to Koper, including transfers.
Basel to Koper bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Koper is to train via Venice which takes 11h 28m and costs €100 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €160 and takes 14h 39m.
Basel to Koper bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Koper is 737 km. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Basel to Koper.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Koper, Slovenia?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Koper via Lugano, Milano Centrale, Venezia Mestre, and Trieste Centrale in around 11h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Koper via Ljubljana bus station and Ljubljana AP in around 14h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–360
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- 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
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- 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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Koper Banka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Koper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 2 530 16 00
- vozni.redi@apms.si
- Website
- apms.si
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Koper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- apms.si
- Phone
- +386 3 425 34 00
- marko.caks@izletnik.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Koper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- nomago.si
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Koper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €63
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Milano Centrale Station to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €400–1,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–400
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–340
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32
- Private
- €150
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Koper, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €90–110
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