There are 10 ways to get from Cortona to Basel by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Arth
best- Take the train from Camuccia-Cortona to Firenze S.M.N.Re
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-GoldauEc
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBEc
10h 24mCHF 88–236Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bettolle Piazza Del Popolo to MontelungoSt6
- Take the bus from Florence to Basel SBBN524
14h 16mCHF 56–86Drive 731.1 km
- Drive from Cortona to Basel731.1 km
7h 29mCHF 117–169Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Camuccia-Cortona to Firenze S.M.N.
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Basel (BSL)FLR - BSL
7h 58mCHF 107–247Train
- Take the train from Camuccia-Cortona to Firenze S.M.N.Re
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel SbbEc
10h 43mCHF 102–213Train, bus
- Take the train from Camuccia-Cortona to Firenze S.M.N.Re
- Take the bus from Firenze - Piazzale Montelungo to Parma - Viale Toschi
- Take the bus from Parma to Basel
16h 27mCHF 57–80Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Camuccia-Cortona to Firenze S.M.N.
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)FLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 12mCHF 102–291Train, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Camuccia-Cortona to Orte
- Take the train from Orte to Roma Termini
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Basel (BSL)FCO - BSL
7h 13mCHF 63–203Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Camuccia-Cortona to Firenze S.M.N.
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
8h 2mCHF 120–302Train, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Camuccia-Cortona to Orte
- Take the train from Orte to Roma Termini
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)FCO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
8h 32mCHF 73–227
Cortona to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cortona to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 90 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cortona to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Cortona to Basel. However, there are services departing from S.P.71 N.C. 43 Le Piagge and arriving at Basel SBB via Foiano Mio Bar, Bettolle Piazza Del Popolo and Florence. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Cortona to Basel. However, there are services departing from Camuccia-Cortona and arriving at Basel SBB via Florence Santa Maria Novella, Milano Centrale and Arth-Goldau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 24m.
The distance between Cortona and Basel is 744 km. The road distance is 731.1 km.
The best way to get from Cortona to Basel without a car is to train via Arth which takes 10h 24m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Cortona to Basel, including transfers.
Cortona to Basel bus services, operated by Tiemme S.p.A., depart from Bettolle Piazza Del Popolo station.
Cortona to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Camuccia-Cortona station.
The best way to get from Cortona to Basel is to train via Arth which takes 10h 24m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 90 and takes 14h 16m.
What companies run services between Cortona, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Camuccia-Cortona to Basel SBB via Florence Santa Maria Novella, Milano Centrale, and Arth-Goldau in around 10h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from S.P.71 N.C. 43 Le Piagge to Basel SBB via Foiano Opp Mio Bar, Foiano Mio Bar, Bettolle Piazza Del Popolo, Montelungo, and Florence in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–220
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–420
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–410
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–360
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–400
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Camuccia-Cortona to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Camuccia-Cortona to Orte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Orte to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–60
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–40
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Orte to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Orte to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 199 168 182
- info@tiemmespa.it
- Website
- tiemmespa.it
Bus from Bettolle Piazza Del Popolo to Montelungo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- tiemmespa.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Florence to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Firenze - Piazzale Montelungo to Parma - Viale Toschi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Parma to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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More Questions & Answers
Cortona to Basel bus services, operated by Tiemme S.p.A., arrive at Montelungo station.
Cortona to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Firenze S.M.N. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cortona to Basel is 731 km. It takes approximately 7h 29m to drive from Cortona to Basel.
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