There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Otranto by plane, bus, train, or car
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, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane BSL - BDS
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
7h 12m€70–298Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- 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
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
10h 55m€68–402Train, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus 106 / ...
15h 57m€150–439Bus
- Take the bus from Basel to Sibaribus
- Take the bus from Sibari to Leccebus
- Take the bus from Lecce - City Terminal to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus 106 / ...
19h 19m€148–211Drive 1,404.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Otrantocar 1,404.3 km
13h 40m€253–365Train to Zurich Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane ZRH - BDS
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
8h 31m€133–355Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
10h 24m€145–376Train, bus via Venice
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern to Venice Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Leccetrain Fr
22h 41m€210–343Bus via Potenza
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Busbus Senise
- Take the bus from Potenza Bus Station to Maglie Piazzale Megaparkbus Itabus
25h 50m€99–114
Basel to Otranto by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Otranto is to bus via Potenza which costs €95 - €120 and takes 25h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Otranto is to fly and bus which takes 7h 12m and costs €70 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Otranto. However, there are services departing from Basel and arriving at Otranto - Stazione FSE via Sibari and Lecce - City Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 19m.
The distance between Basel and Otranto is 1227 km. The road distance is 1404.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Otranto without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 57m and costs €150 - €440.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Basel to Otranto, including transfers.
Basel to Otranto bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Basel station.
Basel to Otranto bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Sibari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Otranto is 1404 km. It takes approximately 13h 40m to drive from Basel to Otranto.
Book your Basel to Otranto bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Otranto, Apulia, Italy?
You can take a bus from Basel to Otranto - Stazione FSE via Sibari and Lecce - City Terminal in around 19h 19m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - City Terminal to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Basel to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +390981 500331
- info@saj.it
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Sibari to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- saj.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luzern to Venice Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €81
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Potenza Bus Station to Maglie Piazzale Megapark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
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