There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Koper by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, shuttle, or plane
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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 Fr
10h 34m€95–180Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Koper Bankabus N419 / ...
12h 25m€50–86Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Kopertrain Ic / ...
16h€266–486Drive 736.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Kopercar 736.9 km
7h 49m€130–188Train
- 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 35m€82–146Train, 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 50mTrain 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€219–432Fly 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
7h 52m€76–240Train 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 27m€142–575Fly Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BSL - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Koper, Avtobusna Postaja
8h 14m€153–614Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- 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 Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Koper, Avtobusna Postaja
9h 18m€244–682Fly Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BSL - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
7h 18m€86–497Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Koper, Avtobusna Postaja
10h 14m€238–974
Basel to Koper by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Koper is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Koper is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 6h 53m and costs €210 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Koper. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Koper Banka via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Koper. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Koper via Zuerich Hb and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h.
The distance between Basel and Koper is 751 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 12h 25m and costs €50 - €90.
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from Basel to Koper, including transfers.
Basel to Koper bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Koper train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Koper is to train via Venice which takes 10h 34m and costs €95 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 25m.
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 10h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Koper Banka via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 12h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–400
- 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
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–60
- Smart Flex
- €45–60
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Koper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–15
- Regional Train Ticket
- €13–15
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €20–23
- 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
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- 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 Koper Banka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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 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
- €50–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €50–54
- Private
- €350–650
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27–40
- Private
- €140–260
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30–40
- Private
- €140–260
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €47–600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €47–51
- Private
- €310–600
- 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
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €120–150
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–310
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €260–310
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Koper bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Basel to Koper train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Koper is 737 km. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Basel to Koper.
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