There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Pavia by bus, train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Basel to Milano - Famagostabus
4h 44mBus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N487 / ...
5h 50m€32–52Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ic21 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Re80
5h 51m€52–373Drive 368.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Paviacar 368.8 km
4h 4m€66–95Train 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 Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Bovisa Politecnicotrain
- Take the train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Paviatrain
5h 16m€114–290Fly Basel to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BSL - LIN
6h 31m€127–381Fly Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BSL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Bovisa Politecnicotrain
- Take the train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Paviatrain
7h 27m€76–255
Basel to Pavia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Pavia is to bus via Milan which costs €30 - €55 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Pavia is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs €65 - €95.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Pavia. However, there are services departing from Basel and arriving at rogoredo m3 via famagosta m2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 44m.
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 51m.
The distance between Basel and Pavia is 437 km. The road distance is 368.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Pavia without a car is to bus which takes 4h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Basel to Pavia, including transfers.
Basel to Pavia bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Basel station.
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 bus which takes 4h 44m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €50 - €380 and takes 5h 51m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €390 and takes 6h 31m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Pavia, Italy?
Onebus operates a bus from Basel to Milano - Famagosta once a week, and the journey takes 3h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Pavia via Lugano and Milano Centrale in around 5h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–750
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–700
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–330
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Figari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–330
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- 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
- 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 Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Bovisa Politecnico
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Bovisa Politecnico
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Basel to Milano - Famagosta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Pavia bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Milano - Famagosta station.
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 4m to drive from Basel to Pavia.
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