There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Volterra by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, 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
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 train from Firenze S.M.N. to Certaldotrain Re
9h 6m€173–566Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luccabus 544
- Take the bus from Pontedera to Volterrabus 500
15h 26m€62–109Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana Ttrain Re
- Take the bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arcobus 500
9h 27mDrive 683.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Volterracar 683.3 km
7h 27m€118–171Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train, 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 train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana Ttrain
- Take the bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arcobus
8h 14m€146–364Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Chiassotrain S10 / ...
- Take the train from Chiasso to Pisa Centraletrain Ec
- Take the bus from Pontedera to Volterrabus 500
13h 18m€145–688Fly Basel to Pisa International Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane BSL - PSA
- Take the bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arcobus
8h 37m€83–220Fly Basel to Florence Peretola Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BSL - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana Ttrain
- Take the bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arcobus
8h 55m€115–263Train 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 train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana Ttrain
- Take the bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arcobus
8h 38m€138–369
Basel to Volterra by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Volterra is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Volterra is to drive which takes 7h 27m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Volterra. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Volterra via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Stazione Fs Lucca and Pontedera. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Volterra. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Certaldo via Lugano, Milano Centrale and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 6m.
The distance between Basel and Volterra is 727 km. The road distance is 683.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Volterra without a car is to train which takes 9h 6m and costs €170 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Basel to Volterra, including transfers.
Basel to Volterra bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Volterra train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Volterra is to train which takes 9h 6m and costs €170 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 15h 26m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Volterra, Italy?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Volterra via Lugano, Milano Centrale, Firenze S.M.N., and Certaldo in around 9h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Volterra via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Lucca, Stazione Fs Lucca, and Pontedera in around 15h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Basel to Pisa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Basel to Pisa International Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Basel to Pisa International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Basel to Pisa International Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Pisa International Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Certaldo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana T
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana T
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana T
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana T
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Basel to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- numeroverdetpl@regione.toscana.it
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
Bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
- Schedules at
- Autolinee Toscane
Bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
- Schedules at
- Autolinee Toscane
Bus from Pontedera to Volterra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
- Schedules at
- Autolinee Toscane
Bus from Pontedera to Volterra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
- Schedules at
- Autolinee Toscane
Bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
- Schedules at
- Autolinee Toscane
Bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
- Schedules at
- Autolinee Toscane
Bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
- Schedules at
- Autolinee Toscane
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Volterra bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Basel to Volterra train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Volterra is 683 km. It takes approximately 7h 27m to drive from Basel to Volterra.
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