There are 7 ways to get from Bergamo to Basel by bus, train (Trenitalia), car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Bergamo to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N473
5h 20mCHF 24–45Train via Lugano
- Take the train from Bergamo to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain Ec
6h 35mCHF 26–241Drive 349.2 km
- Drive from Bergamo to Baselcar 349.2 km
4h 12mCHF 56–81Fly Il Caravaggio International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Basel (BSL)plane BGY - BSL
4h 3mCHF 52–197Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Monza to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
7h 9mCHF 71–129Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Bergamo to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 33mCHF 104–281Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bergamo to Pioltello Limitotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Basel (BSL)plane LIN - BSL
6h 23mCHF 104–292
Bergamo to Basel by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bergamo to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 24 - SFr 45 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bergamo to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 3m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bergamo and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart six times a week, and operate Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 5h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Bergamo to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bergamo and arriving at Basel SBB via Milano Centrale and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 35m.
The distance between Bergamo and Basel is 385 km. The road distance is 349.2 km.
The best way to get from Bergamo to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 5h 20m and costs SFr 24 - SFr 45.
The bus from Bergamo to Basel SBB takes 5h 20m including transfers and departs six times a week.
Bergamo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bergamo station.
Bergamo to Basel train services, operated by Trenord, depart from Bergamo station.
The best way to get from Bergamo to Basel is to bus which takes 5h 20m and costs SFr 24 - SFr 45. Alternatively, you can train via Lugano, which costs SFr 26 - SFr 250 and takes 6h 35m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 200 and takes 4h 3m.
What companies run services between Bergamo, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bergamo to Basel SBB 6 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 24–45 and the journey takes 5h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bergamo to Basel SBB via Milano Centrale and Lugano in around 6h 35m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Basel via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bergamo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Bergamo to Pioltello Limito
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
Train from Monza to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–90
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–24
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bergamo to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bergamo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Bergamo to Basel train services, operated by Trenord, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bergamo to Basel is 349 km. It takes approximately 4h 12m to drive from Bergamo to Basel.
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