There are 8 ways to get from Italy to Basel by train, plane, 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.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Take the train from Milano Cadorna 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
4h 10mCHF 101–280Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N539 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N487 / ...
15h 56mCHF 46–111Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
8h 29mCHF 137–266Drive 907.4 km
- Drive from Rome to Baselcar 907.4 km
8h 53mCHF 144–208Fly Naples Airport to Basel
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Basel (BSL)plane NAP - BSL
4h 19mCHF 59–206Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 10mCHF 129–357Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 59mCHF 112–334Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
9h 6mCHF 128–265
Italy to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 120 and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 10m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct train from Italy to Basel. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Basel Sbb via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 29m.
The distance between Italy and Basel is 349 km. The road distance is 907.4 km.
The best way to get from Italy to Basel without a car is to train which takes 8h 29m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 270.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Italy to Basel, including transfers.
Italy to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Italy to Basel is to train which takes 8h 29m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 120 and takes 15h 56m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 210 and takes 4h 19m.
Italy to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Italy to Basel is 907 km. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Italy to Basel.
What companies run services between Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Roma Termini to Basel Sbb via Milano Centrale in around 8h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Termini to Basel SBB via Tiburtina F.s., Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, and Milan in around 15h 56m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
Flights from Naples Airport to Basel via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
Flights from Naples Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
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