There are 9 ways to get from Modena to Basel by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Milan
best- Take the train from Modena to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBEc
6h 59mCHF 35–164Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Modena - Autostazione to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)N524 / ...
8h 54mCHF 25–68Drive 511 km
- Drive from Modena to Basel511 km
5h 19mCHF 83–120Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Basel
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Basel (BSL)BLQ - BSL
6h 6mCHF 73–494Train
- Take the train from Modena to BellinzonaEc
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBIc21 / ...
7h 12mCHF 75–196Bus
- Take the bus from Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio to Basel
11h 28mCHF 41–67Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
5h 35mCHF 104–538Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale 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
6h 37mCHF 115–592Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MXP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 20mCHF 101–309
Modena to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modena to Basel is to bus via Milan which costs SFr 25 - SFr 70 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Modena to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 19m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 120.
No, there is no direct bus from Modena to Basel. However, there are services departing from Modena - Autostazione and arriving at Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Modena to Basel. However, there are services departing from Modena and arriving at Basel SBB via Milano Centrale and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 59m.
The distance between Modena and Basel is 505 km. The road distance is 511 km.
The best way to get from Modena to Basel without a car is to train via Milan which takes 6h 59m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 170.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Modena to Basel, including transfers.
Modena to Basel bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, depart from Modena - Autostazione station.
Modena to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Modena station.
The best way to get from Modena to Basel is to train via Milan which takes 6h 59m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 170. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs SFr 25 - SFr 70 and takes 8h 54m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 500 and takes 6h 6m.
What companies run services between Modena, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Modena to Basel SBB via Milano Centrale and Lugano in around 6h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Modena - Autostazione to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 8h 54m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–60
Train from Modena to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–110
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–80
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 11–16
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Modena - Autostazione to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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Modena to Basel bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Modena to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Modena to Basel is 511 km. It takes approximately 5h 19m to drive from Modena to Basel.
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