There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Taranto by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to TarantoFr
14h 4m€88–341Fly Basel to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Naples Airport (NAP)BSL - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
9h 27m€77–269Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus StationN474 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to TarantoN436
19h 45m€104–152Drive 1,299.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Taranto1,299.5 km
12h 7m€223–322Bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal BusSenise
- Take the bus from Potenza to Taranto1113
21h 30mFly Basel to Brindisi Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)BSL - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Taranto
7h 31m€79–231Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)ZRH - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Taranto
8h 47m€95–337Fly Basel to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)BSL - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Taranto
8h 17m€99–467Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)MXP - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
11h 58mTrain, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Monza
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)LIN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
12h 25mTrain to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)FKB - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
11h
Basel to Taranto by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Taranto is to bus which costs €100 - €160 and takes 19h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Taranto is to fly and train which takes 7h 31m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Taranto via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Taranto via Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 4m.
The distance between Basel and Taranto is 1290 km. The road distance is 1299.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Taranto without a car is to train which takes 14h 4m and costs €85 - €350.
It takes approximately 14h 4m to get from Basel to Taranto, including transfers.
Basel to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Taranto train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Taranto is to train which takes 14h 4m and costs €85 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €160 and takes 19h 45m.
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 SBB to Taranto via Zurich Bus Station in around 19h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Basel to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–420
- 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 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €81
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Potenza to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Basel to Taranto train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Taranto is 1299 km. It takes approximately 12h 7m to drive from Basel to Taranto.
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