There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Piran by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, shuttle, ferry, car ferry, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
11h 30m€97–248Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Ljubljana bus stationbus FlixBus N887
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Piranbus Škofja Loka - Piran - Portorož - Lucija Tpc / ...
15h 55m€60–99Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Piranbus
16h 21m€264–466Drive 751.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Pirancar 751.5 km
8h 6m€129–186Train, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Milano Centrale Station to Portorož
13h 8mTrain, line 2 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Luciatrain Ec
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Venice Troncetto ferry to Pirancarferry
13h 9m€206–323Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
7h 47m€137–575Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
7h 20m€230–445Fly Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane BSL - TRS
8h 8m€84–385Fly Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BSL - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
6h 37m€86–486Fly Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BSL - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Port
8h 49m€87–708Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LIN - TRS
9h 44m€128–376Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Port
9h 54m€178–777
Basel to Piran by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Piran is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Piran is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 37m and costs €85 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Piran. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Piran via Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 55m.
The distance between Basel and Piran is 830 km. The road distance is 751.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Piran without a car is to bus which takes 15h 55m and costs €60 - €100.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Basel to Piran, including transfers.
Basel to Piran bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Piran is to train which takes 11h 30m and costs €95 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €100 and takes 15h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €390 and takes 8h 8m.
Basel to Piran bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Piran is 752 km. It takes approximately 8h 6m to drive from Basel to Piran.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Piran, Slovenia?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Piran via Lugano, Milano Centrale, Venezia Mestre, and Trieste Centrale in around 11h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Piran via Ljubljana bus station and Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana in around 15h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–190
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €220–390
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Arth-Goldau to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- 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 Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–60
- Smart Flex
- €45–60
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €80–120
- 2nd Class
- €65–90
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Piran
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 2 530 16 00
- vozni.redi@apms.si
- Website
- apms.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Piran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- apms.si
- Phone
- +386 3 425 34 00
- marko.caks@izletnik.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Piran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomago.si
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Milano Centrale Station to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €50–54
- Private
- €350–650
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27–40
- Private
- €140–260
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–45
- Private
- €170–350
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €100–120
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +385 52 422 896
- sales@venezialines.com
- Website
- venezialines.com
Car ferry from Venice Troncetto ferry to Piran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://venezialines.com/
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