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How to get fromChiasso to Baselby train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)

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There are 7 ways to get from Chiasso to Basel by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Chiasso to Basel SBBtrain train Ic21
    3h 25m
    CHF 90–280

  2. Train via Arth

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Chiasso to Arth-Goldautrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain train Ic21 / ...
    3h 50m
    CHF 23–278

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Como to Baselbus bus
    3h 45m

  4. Drive 287 km

    1. Drive from Chiasso to Baselcar car 287 km
    3h 2m
    CHF 47–67

  5. Train, fly

    1. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MXP - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 7m
    CHF 103–317

  6. Bus via Lugano

    1. Take the bus from Lugano to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    5h 27m
    CHF 29–99

  7. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Chiasso to Baselbus bus
    6h 30m
    CHF 27–40

Chiasso to Basel by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration3h 25mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 90Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 277.6 km
  • Duration: 3h 25m

What companies run services between Chiasso, Switzerland and Basel, Switzerland?

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) operates a train from Chiasso to Basel SBB once a week. Tickets cost CHF 90–280 and the journey takes 3h 25m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Como to Basel once a week, and the journey takes 2h 39m.

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