There are 9 ways to get from Parma to Basel by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Arth
best- Take the train from Parma to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain Ec
6h 42mCHF 60–186Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Parma to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N410 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N487 / ...
7h 20mCHF 24–47Drive 462.9 km
- Drive from Parma to Baselcar 462.9 km
4h 55mCHF 72–104Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Parma to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 11mCHF 104–330Train
- Take the train from Parma to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain Ic21 / ...
6h 53mCHF 63–178Bus
- Take the bus from Parma to Baselbus
9h 30mCHF 35–55Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Parma 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
6h 45mCHF 108–274Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Parma to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 13mCHF 117–407Train, train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Parma to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Basel (BSL)plane VRN - BSL
8h 1mCHF 87–307
Parma to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Parma to Basel is to bus via Milan which costs SFr 23 - SFr 50 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Parma to Basel is to drive which takes 4h 55m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Parma and arriving at Basel. Services depart twice a week, and operate Wednesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 9h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Parma to Basel. However, there are services departing from Parma and arriving at Basel SBB via Milano Centrale and Arth-Goldau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 42m.
The distance between Parma and Basel is 447 km. The road distance is 462.9 km.
The best way to get from Parma to Basel without a car is to train via Arth which takes 6h 42m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Parma to Basel, including transfers.
Parma to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Parma station.
Parma to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Parma station.
The best way to get from Parma to Basel is to train via Arth which takes 6h 42m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs SFr 23 - SFr 50 and takes 7h 20m.
What companies run services between Parma, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Parma to Basel SBB via Milano Centrale and Arth-Goldau in around 6h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Parma to Basel SBB via Milan in around 7h 20m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–410
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Basel via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Parma to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Parma to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- 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 8–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 40–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–85
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–60
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 29–40
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–35
Train from Parma to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–65
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–65
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–35
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- 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 9–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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 26–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 26–35
- Smart Flex
- CHF 27–35
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 28–35
- Smart Flex
- CHF 29–35
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Parma to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Parma to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.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 35–55
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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Parma to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Parma to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Parma to Basel is 463 km. It takes approximately 4h 55m to drive from Parma to Basel.
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