There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Taranto by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Brindisi Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane BSL - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
7h 39m€81–301Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Tarantotrain Fr
14h 4m€148–624Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Tarantobus FlixBus N436
18h 30m€88–158Drive 1,299.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Tarantocar 1,299.7 km
12h 12m€227–328Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane ZRH - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
8h 48m€118–370Fly Basel to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BSL - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain
9h 48m€109–317Fly Basel to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BSL - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
- Take the bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedalebus
- Take the train from Gioia Del Colle to Tarantotrain
9h 40m€83–311Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane GVA - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
10h 51m€159–473Train via Casoria
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain Fr
14h 19m€193–634Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Busbus Senise
- Take the train from Potenza Centrale to Tarantotrain Ic
20h 47m€96–126
Basel to Taranto by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Taranto is to bus and train which costs €95 - €130 and takes 20h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Taranto is to fly and train which takes 7h 39m and costs €80 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Taranto via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 30m.
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 1215 km. The road distance is 1299.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Taranto without a car is to train which takes 14h 4m and costs €140 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 39m 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 €140 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 18h 30m.
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 Milan in around 18h 30m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Basel to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–950
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Basel to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Potenza Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Potenza Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Potenza Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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 Milan to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- 080/9752672
- stpbari@stpspa.it
- Website
- stpspa.it
Bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- stpspa.it
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan 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 1300 km. It takes approximately 12h 12m to drive from Basel to Taranto.
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