There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Lecce 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
6h 32m€63–267Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Leccetrain Fr
14h 12m€148–663Bus
- Take the bus from Basel to Sibaribus
- Take the bus from Sibari to Leccebus
17h 18mDrive 1,366.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Leccecar 1,366.4 km
12h 59m€242–350Train 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
7h 41m€121–382Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- 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
10h 15m€76–499Train, 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
9h 44m€153–503Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan Lampugnano to Lecce Central Bus Stationbus Itabus
20h 30m€92–194
Basel to Lecce by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lecce is to fly which costs €60 - €270 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lecce is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €60 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Basel and arriving at Lecce via Sibari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Lecce via Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 12m.
The distance between Basel and Lecce is 1184 km. The road distance is 1366.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lecce without a car is to train which takes 14h 12m and costs €140 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Basel to Lecce, including transfers.
Basel to Lecce bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Basel station.
Basel to Lecce train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Lecce is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €60 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €700 and takes 14h 12m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 17h 18m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lecce, Italy?
easyJet, Lufthansa City, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Lecce via Lugano and Milano Centrale in around 14h 12m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
- 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 Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- 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 Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- 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 Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 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 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Basel to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +390981 500331
- info@saj.it
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Sibari to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- saj.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sibari to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan Lampugnano to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milan Lampugnano to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Lecce bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Sibari station.
Basel to Lecce train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Lecce is 1366 km. It takes approximately 12h 59m to drive from Basel to Lecce.
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