There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Pavia by train, bus, car, 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
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ic21 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Re80 / ...
5h 45m€52–171Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N524 / ...
6h 51m€32–81Drive 368.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Paviacar 368.8 km
4h 3m€64–92Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Paviatrain
5h 16m€97–250Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel to Como Grandatebus
- Take the train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Paviatrain S13 / ...
10h 37m€35–49Fly Basel to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BSL - LIN
6h 52m€102–292Fly Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BSL - MXP
- Take the train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Paviatrain
7h 15m€71–204
Basel to Pavia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Pavia is to bus and train which costs €35 - €50 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Pavia is to drive which takes 4h 3m and costs €60 - €95.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Pavia. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Pavia via Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 45m.
The distance between Basel and Pavia is 366 km. The road distance is 368.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Pavia without a car is to train which takes 5h 45m and costs €50 - €180.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Basel to Pavia, including transfers.
Basel to Pavia train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Pavia is to train which takes 5h 45m and costs €50 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €85 and takes 6h 51m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €300 and takes 6h 52m.
Basel to Pavia train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Pavia is 369 km. It takes approximately 4h 3m to drive from Basel to Pavia.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Pavia, Italy?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Pavia via Lugano and Milano Centrale in around 5h 45m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano every 3 hours. Tickets cost €21–60 and the journey takes 5h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Figari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- 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, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- 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 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Basel to Como Grandate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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