There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Siena 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, bus via Florence
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 Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Siena-Via Tozzibus 131
8h 58m€83–441Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Sienabus 443 / ...
11h 41m€41–92Drive 699.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Sienacar 699.9 km
7h 11m€122–177Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Siena-V Le V.Veneto N.5bus
6h 37m€141–391Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Milan to Siena Central Train Stationbus
13h 44m€114–173Fly Basel to Florence Peretola Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BSL - FLR
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Siena-V Le V.Veneto N.5bus
7h 43m€129–312Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Siena-V Le V.Veneto N.5bus
7h 11m€133–449
Basel to Siena by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Siena is to bus which costs €40 - €95 and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Siena is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 37m and costs €140 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Siena. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Siena via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 41m.
The distance between Basel and Siena is 704 km. The road distance is 699.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Siena without a car is to train and bus via Florence which takes 8h 58m and costs €80 - €450.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Basel to Siena, including transfers.
Basel to Siena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Siena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Siena is 700 km. It takes approximately 7h 11m to drive from Basel to Siena.
Book your Basel to Siena bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Siena, Italy?
You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Siena via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 11h 41m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- 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 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- 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/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- numeroverdetpl@regione.toscana.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Siena-Via Tozzi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Schedules at
- https://www.at-bus.it/en/lines-and-timetables
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Siena-V Le V.Veneto N.5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Schedules at
- https://www.at-bus.it/en/lines-and-timetables
- 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
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Milan to Siena Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0965644747
- prenotazioni@autolineefederico.it
- Website
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
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