There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Novara by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to BrigIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to NovaraRe
6h 13m€25–130Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanoN524 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to NovaraVieste
6h 45m€24–62Drive 349.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Novara349.5 km
4h 4m€60–87Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)ZRH - MXP
4h 42m€97–266Train via Spiez
- Take the train from Basel SBB to SpiezIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to DomodossolaEc / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to NovaraRe
6h 19m€35–142Train #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuzernEc / ...
- Take the train from Luzern to BellinzonaEc / ...
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Busto Arsizio Nord
6h 53m€59–119Fly Basel to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)BSL - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Dateo to Novara
7h 7m€103–292Fly Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)BSL - MXP
6h 41m€71–190
Basel to Novara by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Novara is to bus which costs €24 - €65 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Novara is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Novara. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Novara via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Novara. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Novara via Brig and Domodossola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 13m.
The distance between Basel and Novara is 330 km. The road distance is 349.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Novara without a car is to train which takes 6h 13m and costs €24 - €130.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Basel to Novara, including transfers.
Basel to Novara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Novara train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Novara is to train which takes 6h 13m and costs €24 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €24 - €65 and takes 6h 45m, you could also fly, which costs €70 - €190 and takes 6h 41m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Novara, Italy?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Novara via Brig and Domodossola in around 6h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Novara via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 6h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Figari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Busto Arsizio Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Dateo to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 (0) 0882 - 228960
- Website
- ferroviedelgargano.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- ferroviedelgargano.com
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Novara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Basel to Novara train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Brig station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Novara is 349 km. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Basel to Novara.
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