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How to get fromBasel to TarantoBy train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Taranto by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Tarantotrain train Fr
    14h 4m
    €147–610

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane plane MXP - BDS
    4. Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain train
    11h 23m
    €69–445

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Busbus bus Senise
    2. Take the bus from Potenza to Tarantobus bus 570 / ...
    20h 55m
    €92–100

  4. Drive 1,299.4 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Tarantocar car 1,299.4 km
    12h 12m
    €225–325

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane plane ZRH - BDS
    3. Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain train
    8h 48m
    €113–369

  6. Train via Casoria

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragolatrain train
    4. Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain train Fr
    14h 5m
    €192–640

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Ir36 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zurigo to Tarantobus bus Zurigo - Taranto
    26h 33m
    €107–241

  8. Fly Basel to Brindisi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane plane BSL - BDS
    2. Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain train
    7h 39m
    €96–311

  9. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane plane GVA - BDS
    4. Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain train
    10h 51m
    €163–500

  10. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane ZRH - BRI
    3. Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedalebus bus
    5. Take the train from Gioia Del Colle to Tarantotrain train
    10h 40m
    €115–339

  11. Fly Basel to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane BSL - BRI
    2. Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedalebus bus
    4. Take the train from Gioia Del Colle to Tarantotrain train
    9h 31m
    €88–301

  12. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane MXP - BRI
    4. Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedalebus bus
    6. Take the train from Gioia Del Colle to Tarantotrain train
    13h 14m
    €71–425

Basel to Taranto by train

Calendar17Weekly Trains
Duration14h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€147Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Taranto, Italy?

You can take a train from Basel SBB to Taranto via Lugano and Milano Centrale in around 14h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Taranto via Potenza in around 20h 55m.

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